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BNC: 43141 COCA: 23419

sandstorm

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sandstorm /ˈsændˌstoɚm/ noun
plural sandstorms
sandstorm
/ˈsændˌstoɚm/
noun
plural sandstorms
Learner's definition of SANDSTORM
[count]
: an occurrence in which very strong winds blow sand around very forcefully in the desert沙暴
BNC: 43141 COCA: 23419

sandstorm

noun

sand·​storm ˈsan(d)-ˌstȯrm How to pronounce sandstorm (audio)
: a windstorm (as in a desert) driving clouds of sand before it

Example Sentences

They were caught in a sandstorm.
Recent Examples on the Web Dax and Emily met and fell in love during the nuclear sandstorm. Al Mullen, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2022 And right as we were supposed to turn the cameras on me, out of nowhere, this gigantic sandstorm hit us. Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2022 That fact has kicked up a bit of a sandstorm back home, with critics speculating on just how much the trip cost. Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 12 June 2022 Three people have died and hundreds were hospitalized in the province of Deir al-Zour in eastern Syria due to a sandstorm earlier this month, the Associated Press reported. Kasha Patel, Washington Post, 26 May 2022 Iran, a regional rival, has spent 450 million euros over the past three years to mitigate sandstorm hot spots in the country by planting trees, stabilizing soil, constructing windbreaks and other measures, according to the Tehran Times. Kasha Patel, Washington Post, 26 May 2022 For one hole on Sunday, that lead was lost — but, after a perfect sandstorm, Schauffele became the 53rd winner of Connecticut’s PGA event. Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2022 In Pakistan’s restive Baluchistan region, the evidence of an unusual spring was clear for weeks: The sky across several districts turned bright orange as a severe sandstorm blanketed the region. New York Times, 14 June 2022 In March 1963, a sandstorm blast of winds at 50 mph forced the Angels and the Houston Colt .45s — two years from a name-change to the Astros — and 7,000 of their fans to leave the field in Palm Springs. Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1774, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sandstorm was in 1774
BNC: 43141 COCA: 23419

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