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cyclone
a violent rotating windstorm
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dust storm, duster, sandstorm, sirocco
a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand
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tempest
(literary) a violent wind
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whirlwind
a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth
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dust devil
a miniature whirlwind strong enough to whip dust and leaves and litter into the air
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hurricane
a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving a 73-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
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tornado, twister
a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
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typhoon
a tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans
