Haboob
//hæˈbuːb// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A violent duststorm or sandstorm in the deserts of Arabia, North Africa, India, or North America.
"Near-synonym: duster"
Synonyms
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More examples"My in-laws had to hose off their patio after the haboob blew dust and sand all over it."
Etymology
[Alt: A large dust cloud over the city] Borrowed from Arabic هَبُوب (habūb, “strong wind, gale; haboob”), from the root ه ب ب (h b b) (“relating to wind blowing”).
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