What does "duststorm" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "duststorm"?

Common synonyms include: duster, haboob, sandstorm.

Pronounced //ˈdʌst.stɔːm//.

//ˈdʌst.stɔːm// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Noun

1
A phenomenon in which gale- to hurricane-force winds blow soil particles up into a planet's atmosphere.
"Near-synonyms: sandstorm (broadly synonymous), haboob"

"Near-synonyms: sandstorm (broadly synonymous), haboob"

From dust + storm.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.