sand pillar

English

Noun

sand pillar (plural sand pillars)

  1. (meteorology) A whirling, columnar vortex of sand occasionally seen in desert regions.
    Synonyms: sandspout; willy willy (Australia)
    Hypernyms: spout, vortex
    Coordinate terms: landspout; waterspout
    Near-synonym: dust devil
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