Definitions
Sorry, no definitions found. Check out and contribute to the discussion of this word!
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word dust-storm.
Examples
-
A large dust-storm affected Rostock in north-east Germany last Friday as an intense cold front moved south.
-
Yes, the irritation was still there from his dust-storm encounters, two nights prior.
Delta Anomaly Rick Barba 2010
-
Yes, the irritation was still there from his dust-storm encounters, two nights prior.
Delta Anomaly Rick Barba 2010
-
In the dust-storm I'd have passed it by, but the little Arab nosed it out, whinnying with excitement, and in a moment we were both gulping down that cool delicious nectar, wallowing in it to our hearts 'content.
Isabelle Estelle Bruno 2010
-
If we hit a two-day dust-storm and lost the trail; if we missed the springs on the south road; if we lost time in torrential rain; if hostiles crossed our path-Wootton could have found the trail again, wouldn't have missed the springs, would have known where there was a cache, or the likelihood of game, would have sniffed the hostiles two days ahead and either avoided them or known how to manage them.
Isabelle Estelle Bruno 2010
-
Yes, the irritation was still there from his dust-storm encounters, two nights prior.
Delta Anomaly Rick Barba 2010
-
Powdery sand blasted out, and the big brushes extended, whipping it into a dust-storm frenzy, in - tended to scour away the worst runway buildup of grime or old paint.
-
As she speaks, a dust-storm blows around us, as the desert tries, slowly, insistently, to take back its land.
-
Northern Temperates can hardly imagine what a dust-storm is in sun parched tropical lands.
-
Sind and the Punjab we have the dust-storm which for darkness, I have said, beats the blackest London fog.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.