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sandstorm en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From sand + storm.

Meanings

1. A strong wind carrying clouds of sand and dust through the air.
   • Billions of years ago, an hours-long Martian sandstorm blew so intensely that sand ripples began to climb upon one another as they moved across the surface. 2026 July 15, “Curiosity Finds Evidence of an Ancient Sandstorm”, in Julie Stoltz, Rafael Alanis, editors, NASA, archived from the original on 16 Jul 2026:
   • There are few sights more appalling than a sandstorm in the desert, the "Zauba'ah" as the Arabs call it. 1885, Richard F. Burton, chapter XII, in The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, volume I, The Burton Club, page 114 footnote:
   • Near-synonyms: duststorm, duster (broadly synonymous), haboob

Forms

Hypernyms

storm

Relateds

sandblaster · sand pillar · sandspout

Synonyms

duster[Appendix:Glossary · duststorm · haboob

Translations (55)

pl burza piaskowa (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · bg пя́съчна бу́ря (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · it tempesta di sabbia (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · ru песча́ная бу́ря (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · be пясча́ная нава́льніца (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · eo sabloŝtormo (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · hu homokvihar (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · uk піща́на бу́ря (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · cs písečná bouře (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · be пяшча́ная бу́ра (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · az qum fırtınası (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · af sandstorm (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · mi āwhā onepū (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · nb sandstorm (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · ms ribut pasir (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · sh pustinjska oluja (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · sh пјешчана олуја (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · ko 모래폭풍 (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · sh peščana oluja (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · vi bão cát (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · fi hiekkamyrsky (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · da sandstorm (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · nv łeezh bił hááyol (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · sl peščeni vihar (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · pl burza pyłowa (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · el αμμοθύελλα (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · mk песочна бура (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · my သဲမုန်တိုင်း (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · tg хокбод (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · nn sandstorm (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · gl tormenta de po (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · sh pješčana oluja (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · et liivatorm (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · fr tempête de sable (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · pt tempestade de areia (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · sh пешчана олуја (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · nl zandstorm (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · be пясча́ная бу́ра (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · is sandbylur (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · ar عَاصِفَة رَمْلِيَّة (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · ro furtună de nisip (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · mi marangai kirikiri (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · id badai pasir (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · sh пустињска олуја (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · lt smėlio audra (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · sv sandstorm (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · tr kum fırtınası (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · kk шаңды дауыл (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · es tormenta de arena (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · sk piesočná búrka (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · hy ավազի փոթորիկ (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · is sandstormur (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · cmn 沙塵暴 /沙尘暴 (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · ja 砂嵐 (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) · de Sandsturm (strong wind carrying clouds of sand)