black blizzard

[ blak bliz-erd ]

noun

, Meteorology.

1. a dust storm, specially an extremely severe one, as repeatedly experienced in the Dust Bowl during the 1930s:

   That spring, those terrifying black blizzards battered our homes and farms for nearly two weeks.

Word History and Origins

Origin of black blizzard¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Related Words

• sandstorm