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Synonyms for sand-spout

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A moving column of sand suspended in the air, raised by a whirlwind.

    Near-synonyms: dust devil, dirt devil, whirlwind, whirl

Related words

Is a kind of
spout vortex
Other spellings
sandspout

Forms

Plural
sand-spouts → whirls, whirlwinds…

Example sentences

  • whirl The whirl uprooted trees and tore roofs from homes, Dykema said.

By length

5 letters
whirl1
9 letters
whirlwind2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (whirlwind2 = 2 syllables).