dust bowl

proper noun

A geographical region of the American Midwest, extending into Canada, that experienced severe dust storms causing major ecological and agricultural damage in the 1930s.

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Meanings

dust bowl1

noundust bowl (plural dust bowls)

plural dust bowls

  1. alternativeAlternative form of dustbowl.

Dust Bowl2

proper nounthe Dust Bowl
  1. A geographical region of the American Midwest, extending into Canada, that experienced severe dust storms causing major ecological and agricultural damage in the 1930s.
  2. The period of time in which these storms took place.
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APA

dust bowl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dust%20bowl

MLA

“dust bowl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dust%20bowl. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dust bowl,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dust%20bowl.

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