Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A penetrating sandstorm or dust storm with violent winds, occurring chiefly in Arabia, North Africa, and India.
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- noun A violent
sandstorm ordust storm in the deserts ofArabia ,North Africa ,India , orNorth America .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Use of the term 'haboob,' which is what such storms have long been in the Middle East, has rubbed some Arizona residents the wrong way.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Michael Kesterton 2011
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The storm, also known by the Arabic word haboob, also coated anything left outside in a thin layer of fine dirt and left some people who walked outside for a minute or two with grit between their teeth.
SFGate: Top News Stories By JACQUES BILLEAUD 2011
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'Who gave you the right to use the word 'haboob' in describing our recent dust storm?
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Michael Kesterton 2011
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April 26, 2006 at 09:09 PM 1. The people in the helicopter laughed when they heard they were in a 'haboob' -- i.e., they did _not_ know about this routine local condition.
The Inevitability of the Unexpected - The Austrian Economists 2006
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A giant dust storm, known as a haboob, smothered Phoenix, Arizona, in the US, last week.
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The intense storm, known as a haboob, was caused by outflow winds from a nearby complex of thunderstorms.
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The AP reports that the massive dust cloud, also known as a "haboob," was around 5,000 feet when it arrived in Phoenix, but radar data reveals that it reached heights anywhere from 8,000 to 10,000 feet high prior.
Phoenix Dust Storm: Arizona Hit With Monstrous 'Haboob' (PHOTOS/VIDEO) 2011
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The dust, also known as a haboob in Arabic and around Arizona, formed in Pinal County and headed northeast, reaching Phoenix at about 5:30 p.m.
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The dust, also known as a haboob in Arabic and around Arizona, formed in Pinal County and headed northeast, reaching Phoenix at about 5:30 p.m.
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In early July, a huge sand storm -- dubbed a haboob -- swallowed the Phoenix valley, darkening the streets, sending residents scrambling for cover and cutting power to thousands of homes.
bilby commented on the word haboob
The meaning I have in mind is a (Sudanese?) dust storm. Hope I'm right :-7
November 21, 2007
Wordplayer commented on the word haboob
I've listed this one the most..one of my favorites...
"Watch out! There's a haboob on the horizon and it's looking pretty gnarly!"
February 9, 2011