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dustnado

dustnado noun: a type of short-lived, low-level rotating cloud, similar to a gustnado, but characterised by elevated amounts of atmospheric dust.

Noun

dustnado (plural dustnadoes)

  1. (rare) A type of short-lived, low-level rotating cloud, similar to a gustnado, but characterised by elevated amounts of atmospheric dust.
    • We had a classical gust front from a thunderstorm that's located behind the camera and we had what we call, a dustnado. It's a tornado not reaching the top—the bottom of the cloud base.1986, Doppler Radar Systems and the Wind-shear Aviation Problem
    • […] (the sound of one at least, a jet plane lost in the time space continuum, an alien space craft entering the air space near their hideout, or a dustnado – it's a Midwest thing).2007, Paul John, Palmer Pagan, Christianity: The Ultimate Urban Legend, page 209

Examples of dustnado in a sentence

  • Home of dustnadoes and ice storms that kick ass," Aphrodite said.2009, P. C. Cast, Kristin Cast, House of Night 05. Hunted, page 44:
  • A flurry of bills and remittance notices are rushed down the street with the concrete dust and flour findings, swept up by dustnadoes and propelled off to the land of God Knows Where.2018, Moraig Kisler, Scarlet Stiletto: The Fourth Cut - 2012:

Forms of dustnado

pluraldustnadoes

Origin of dustnado

Uncertain. Possibly a blend of duststorm + tornado. Compare gustnado. Alternatively, perhaps a blend of dustdevil + tornado, or simply blend of dust + tornado.

Questions about dustnado

What does dustnado mean?
Dustnado means a type of short-lived, low-level rotating cloud, similar to a gustnado, but characterised by elevated amounts of atmospheric dust.
How do you use dustnado in a sentence?
Home of dustnadoes and ice storms that kick ass," Aphrodite said.
What part of speech is dustnado?
Dustnado is a noun.
What is the plural of dustnado?
The plural of dustnado is dustnadoes.

Words near dustnado in the dictionary

  1. dustmen
  2. dustmite
  3. dustmites
  4. dustmote
  5. dustmotes
  6. dustnado
  7. dustnadoes
  8. dustoff
  9. dustoffs
  10. Duston
  11. dustoor

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