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• n  a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand

• March 25, 2003 In the orange light created by a huge sandstorm a statue of Saddam Hussein presides over Palestine Square in Baghdad.
• After the second shot, a sandstorm came in.
• Here in the Black Rock desert, a sandstorm caused a white out last Monday and again on Saturday, but on this day, it was clear and windless.

• dust storm
• duster
• sirocco

News & Articles

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• Sandstorm pileup: 27 car accident kills one in Nevada
  Sandstorm pileup: Humboldt General Hospital spokeswoman Nicole Maher said 26 people were treated at the hospital, including three in critical condition who were later transferred to a hospital in much-larger Reno, about 160 miles away.
  June 11, 2013 - The Christian Science Monitor
• Sandstorm blamed in 26-car pileup near Winnemucca
  A sandstorm is being blamed for a 26-vehicle pileup near Winnemucca that troopers say left one person dead and two others seriously injured.
  June 11, 2013 - KTVN Reno
• Sandstorm blamed in fatal pileup near Winnemucca
  A sandstorm is being blamed for a 26-vehicle pileup near Winnemucca that troopers say left one person dead and two others seriously injured.
  June 11, 2013 - News 3 Las Vegas

Quotes

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• Marc Coma in ABC Online
  It was a difficult stage, which became even more difficult due to the sandstorm. I got a good starting position in the first part of the stage,said Coma.
• Massoud Barzani in Earthtimes (press release)
  It's an honour to be here. I didn't bring a sandstorm this time,Biden greeted Barzani as saying, according to a pool report.