<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>An occurrence of strong winds, especially in a desert, that pick up and carry sand, as from dunes, and typically move along in a series of leaps, effecting the process of saltation: Our plan to film on location in Dubai was thwarted by a week of unusually persistent sandstorms.</li><li>Meteorology: a warm, sultry south or southeast wind accompanied by rain, occurring in the same regions.</li><li>Any hot, oppressive wind, especially one in the warm sector of a cyclone.</li></ul>