different between duststorm vs sandstorm

English

Alternative forms

• dust storm

Etymology

dust +? storm

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d?st.st??(?)m/
• Rhymes: -??(r)m

Noun

duststorm (plural duststorms)

1. phenomenon in which gale- to hurricane-force winds blow particles up in a planet's atmosphere.

   In the early part of the 20th century, "dust bowl" storms in the central U.S. were responsible for crippling damage to the agricultural infrastructure.

Related terms

• sand storm

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• sand storm

Pronunciation

Etymology

sand +? storm

Noun

sandstorm (plural sandstorms)

1. A strong wind carrying clouds of sand and dust through the air.

Synonyms

• duststorm

Translations

Anagrams

• Sandstrom

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch zandstorm. Equivalent to sand +? storm.

Noun

sandstorm (plural sandstorms)

1. sandstorm

Danish

Etymology

From sand +? storm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sanst?rm/, [?san?sd???m]

Noun

sandstorm c (singular definite sandstormen, plural indefinite sandstorme)

1. sandstorm

Inflection

See also

• sandstorm on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Icelandic

Noun

sandstorm

1. indefinite accusative singular of sandstormur

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From sand +? storm

Noun

sandstorm m (definite singular sandstormen, indefinite plural sandstormer, definite plural sandstormene)

1. a sandstorm

Related terms

• støvstorm

References

• “sandstorm” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From sand +? storm

Noun

sandstorm m (definite singular sandstormen, indefinite plural sandstormar, definite plural sandstormane)

1. a sandstorm

Related terms

• støvstorm

References

• “sandstorm” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Noun

sandstorm c

1. sandstorm

Declension