sandstorm
noun
sand·storm
ˈsan(d)-ˌstȯrm 
: a windstorm (as in a desert) driving clouds of sand before it
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They were caught in a sandstorm.
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Set in 1983, the series follows the sub-orbital space vehicle the Spindrift, whose crew was shrunk after getting caught up in a sandstorm.
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025
In it, a family shield their faces, and each other, from a sandstorm, huddled in a tight mass of interlocking bodies.
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The mission was aborted when three of eight helicopters deployed were disabled, in part because of a sandstorm.
—Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2024
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025
In it, a family shield their faces, and each other, from a sandstorm, huddled in a tight mass of interlocking bodies.
—Aruna D’souza, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
The mission was aborted when three of eight helicopters deployed were disabled, in part because of a sandstorm.
—Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2024
The kingdom’s technical hurdles to solar—such as frequent sandstorms and the need for desalinated water—may be a blessing in disguise in terms of innovation.
—Sagatom Saha, Foreign Affairs, 6 June 2017
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“Sandstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sandstorm. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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sandstorm
noun
sand·storm
-ˌstȯ(ə)rm
: a storm of wind (as in a desert) that drives clouds of sand
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