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black blizzard

black blizzard noun: a dust storm that kicks up large amounts of black soil, and blacks out the sun, typically one in the dustbowl region and time period (the central United States in the 1930s).

black blizzard: a dust storm that kicks up large amounts of black soil, and blacks out the sun, typically one in...
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Noun

black blizzard (plural black blizzards)

  1. A dust storm that kicks up large amounts of black soil, and blacks out the sun, typically one in the dustbowl region and time period (the central United States in the 1930s).
    • The storm was like a blizzard in its fury,—a black blizzard, with grit and dust for snow, and with field dirt for the drifts through which they drove. Eyes and ears were full of the gritty earth particles, and at times it seemed that they would suffocate.1928, Bess Streeter Aldrich, A Lantern in Her Hand, page 136
    • Only those who have been caught out in a "black blizzard" can have more than a faint conception of its terrors. When the soil has become finely pulverized by too much working over, by the action of water followed by wind, or, particularly, when the surface is blow dirt from a previous storm, the...1986, Lawrence Svobida, Farming the Dust Bowl: A First-hand Account from Kansas, page 123

Forms of black blizzard

pluralblack blizzards

Questions about black blizzard

What does black blizzard mean?
Black blizzard means a dust storm that kicks up large amounts of black soil, and blacks out the sun, typically one in the dustbowl region and time period (the central United States in the 1930s).
What part of speech is black blizzard?
Black blizzard is a noun.
What is the plural of black blizzard?
The plural of black blizzard is black blizzards.

Words near black blizzard in the dictionary

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  2. black birch tree
  3. black birch trees
  4. black birches
  5. black bitch
  6. black blizzard
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  8. black blocs
  9. black bodies
  10. black body
  11. black bomber

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