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Thunderstorm vs Duststorm - What's the difference?

thunderstorm | duststorm |

As nouns the difference between thunderstorm and duststorm

is that thunderstorm is a storm consisting of thunder and lightning produced by a cumulonimbus, usually accompanied with heavy rain, wind, and sometimes hail; and in rarer cases sleet, freezing rain, or snow while duststorm is phenomenon in which gale- to hurricane-force winds blow particles up in a planet's atmosphere.

thunderstorm

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A storm consisting of thunder and lightning produced by a cumulonimbus, usually accompanied with heavy rain, wind, and sometimes hail; and in rarer cases sleet, freezing rain, or snow.

    • duststorm

    English

    (wikipedia duststorm)

    Alternative forms

    * dust storm

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • phenomenon in which gale- to hurricane-force winds blow particles up in a planet's atmosphere.
    • In the early part of the 20th century, "dust bowl" storms in the central U.S. were responsible for crippling damage to the agricultural infrastructure.

    Related terms

    * sand storm