dust bowl

/ˌdʌst ˈboʊl/
/dəst bəʊl/
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Definitions of dust bowl
  1. noun
    a region subject to dust storms; especially the central region of United States subject to dust storms in the 1930s
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    type of:
    geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region
    a demarcated area of the Earth
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