dust devil
Example Sentences
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Magistrate Robert Webster agreed with the defence and found that the incident happened due to a dust devil - an upward spiralling vortex of air and debris - that was "unforeseen and unforeseeable".
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2025
Of the 84 minutes collected in its first year, there’s “only one dust devil recording,” she wrote in an email from France.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2022
A dust devil is a bit like a miniature storm cell.
From Washington Post • Dec. 13, 2022
There is a tiny chance that a dust devil might blow off the dust covering InSight’s solar panels and prolong the mission’s life.
From Scientific American • Oct. 28, 2022
She had a smile on her dust devil face, as if she were intently listening to her favorite song.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
