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dust devil

[duhst dev-uhl] / ˈdʌst ˌdɛv əl /


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Another dust devil was filmed travelling a short distance in a field in Wistow, between Cambridge and Peterborough.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2024

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

“Resilience, Fly has gone down. But you must stay where you are until the dust devil has left the area. Do you hear me?”

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga




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