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/ˈdʌst.stɔːm/ · noun
A phenomenon in which gale- to hurricane-force winds blow soil particles up into a planet's atmosphere..
Near-synonyms: sandstorm (broadly synonymous), haboob
In the 1930s, duststorms in the central U.S. were responsible for crippling damage to countless farms.
I saw a dust-storm at Kueichow which lasted for seven hours, burying some hovels and much agricultural country, and even producing a metamorphosis of the rocky bed of the Yangtze. Such storms have been observed as far east as Shanghai, but their occurrence at Kueichow shows that their area is not limited to the Great Plain or even to the region east of the mountain barrier between HUPEH and SZE CHUAN.
Use dust storm when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Dust storm means A phenomenon in which gale- to hurricane-force winds blow soil particles up into a planet's atmosphere..
Common synonyms include duster, sandstorm, haboob.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Near-synonyms: sandstorm (broadly synonymous), haboob
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