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sandstorm

noun

Definition of sandstorm

as in rainstorm

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Recent Examples of sandstorm Displaced families stand next to their tents at an unofficial camp erected along Beirut’s seafront area during a sandstorm. — Carla Sertin, Wired News, 8 Apr. 2026 Durabook has unveiled the Z14I-HG, a fully rugged mobile workstation packing 682 TOPS (trillion operations per second) of AI power inside a magnesium-alloy shell built to survive everything from minus 29 °C (-20 °F) frozen tundra to plus 63 °C (145 °F) desert heat and direct sandstorm exposure. — Omar Kardoudi march 31, New Atlas, 31 Mar. 2026 After a series of mishaps, including a sandstorm, mechanical problems and a helicopter collision, the operation was aborted. — Sheena Samu, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026 Earlier this month, at a drag strip in Abu Dhabi, a Chinese electric sedan faced one of Ferrari’s most extreme road cars under slippery conditions left behind by a desert sandstorm. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 13 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sandstorm

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Noun

The Buccaneers became the first team in 52 years to play a game without completing a pass — Mayfield was 0 for 3 in a driving rainstorm.

— Rob Maaddi, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026
And if big rainstorms emerge during those events, the coastal flooding risk could be catastrophic.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of rainstorm

Noun

Delegates are expected to focus on carrying out existing climate pledges, expanding renewable energy and helping poorer countries adapt to rising temperatures and extreme weather.

— Suzan Fraser, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026
There were also declines in places that saw major weather disasters, like western North Carolina and Hawaii.

— Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of weather

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While the plane was near Florida’s Gulf Coast, less than 20 minutes before the crash, an air traffic controller warned that the turn they’d requested toward the Bahamas could take them into a thunderstorm.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
Neither Monville nor Chapman could say whether the jet flew through an active thunderstorm prior to the aircraft's rapid descent and crash.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of thunderstorm

Noun

Among his key policy proposals is creation of a catastrophic insurance fund to bring down the cost of windstorm insurance.

— Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026
An investigation by the state and Los Angeles County concluded that the fire was caused by a long-dormant transmission tower that was reenergized in a fierce windstorm.

— Tony Saavedra, Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of windstorm

Noun

In a sudden forecast turnabout, metro Detroit went from April thundershowers and tornado warnings one day to a warm, sunny day the next, with temperatures in the upcoming week expected to reach the 70s.

— Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 Apr. 2023
Low pressure at both the upper level of the atmosphere and near the surface keep the chance of occasional showers (maybe a thundershower) and cooler temperatures around through Tuesday.

— Molly Robey, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2022

Definition of thundershower

Noun

The next name on the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season list is Kyle.

— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026
Beyond the national political environment, the race has centered on issues including high prices and the cost of homeowners insurance, a particularly salient issue in a state with a history of being ravaged by hurricanes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

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