MEANING
A storm carrying large amounts of sand that reduce visibility and abrade exposed surfaces.
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Words that belong together
- violent sandstorm
- advancing sandstorm
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The sandstorm swallowed the distant convoy.
Word forms
- Base
- sandstorm
Usage notes
Primary category: setting / environment. Forms: Singular sandstorm; plural sandstorms. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.
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