An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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dust devil
  دیو-باد  
div-bâd
Fr.: tourbillon de poussière  

A small but vigorous → whirlwind, usually of short duration, rendered visible by → dust, → sand, and → debris picked up from the ground (Meteorology Glossary, Amer. Meteo. Soc.). See also → dust storm, → dust whirl.

See also: → dust; → devil.