dust devil
noun [ C ] uk/ˈdʌst ˌdev.əl/ us/ˈdʌst ˌdev.əl/
尘暴，尘卷风，旋风沙柱
a spinning column of dust being blown by the wind
Dust devils spin across the bare earth around the camp. 沙柱在营地周围裸露的土地上旋转。
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- Flat farmland and 100-degree temperatures provide the perfect spawning grounds for dust devils.
- a boulder-strewn desert, where dust devils dance among the rocks
- In this broad, sun-baked basin just south of the Great Salt Lake, dust devils rake the desert.
- The camera captures what appears to be smoke rising. I thought it might be a dust devil but it is staying in one place.