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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

Given that the rover’s SuperCam microphone is turned on for less than three minutes every few days, Murdoch said it was “definitely luck” that the dust devil appeared when it did on Sept. 27, 2021.

From Seattle Times Dec. 13, 2022

What it needs is a direct hit by a dust devil, because such vortices are capable of cleaning solar panels.

From Washington Post Dec. 13, 2022

“Maybe we’ll get a nice thick dust devil and we’ll have enough power to keep going for a while,” Daubar says.

From Scientific American May 24, 2022

His mind swirled like a dust devil, conflicting memories chasing each other in circles.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool




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