haboob

noun

ha·​boob hə-ˈbüb How to pronounce haboob (audio)
: a violent dust storm or sandstorm especially of Sudan

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Monday's haboob was fueled by a storm that hit outside Phoenix. — Denise Chow, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025 An epic dust storm, also called a haboob, is pounding West Texas' biggest cities this week. — Michael Murney, Chron, 1 Mar. 2023 Chow missed the last big haboob that hit Phoenix on July 5, 2011, and had been waiting to capture one like it for over a decade. — Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 2 Sep. 2025 Today exceeded all expectations when this crazy haboob blasted out of some marginal severe thunderstorms. — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 19 May 2022 See All Example Sentences for haboob

Word History

Etymology

Arabic habūb violent storm

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of haboob was in 1897

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“Haboob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/haboob. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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