Dust Bowl

Pronunciation: /dʌst boʊl/

Definitions of dust bowl

noun a region suffering from prolonged drought and dust storms, especially one in the central United States in the 1930s

Example Sentences

A1 The dust bowl was a period of severe dust storms that greatly affected agriculture in the United States.

A2 Many families were forced to leave their homes during the dust bowl in search of better living conditions.

B1 The government implemented various programs to help farmers recover from the devastation caused by the dust bowl.

B2 The dust bowl had long-lasting effects on the environment, leading to soil erosion and loss of biodiversity.

C1 Historians continue to study the causes and consequences of the dust bowl to better understand its impact on American society.

C2 The dust bowl of the 1930s is considered one of the worst environmental disasters in American history.

Examples of dust bowl in a Sentence

formal The Dust Bowl was a period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of the American and Canadian prairies during the 1930s.

informal My grandparents used to tell me stories about living through the Dust Bowl and how it affected their farm.

slang Back in the day, the Dust Bowl was like a giant dirt party that nobody wanted to attend.

figurative After the economic crash, the company's financial situation resembled a Dust Bowl, with no signs of growth or recovery.

Grammatical Forms of dust bowl

• plural: dust bowls
• comparative: more dusty bowl
• superlative: most dusty bowl
• present tense: dust bowls
• future tense: will dust bowl
• perfect tense: have dust bowled
• continuous tense: is dust bowling
• singular: dust bowl
• positive degree: dust bowl
• infinitive: to dust bowl
• gerund: dust bowling
• participle: dusted bowl

Origin and Evolution of dust bowl

First Known Use: 1935 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The term 'dust bowl' originated in the United States during the 1930s.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to describe the severe dust storms that affected the Great Plains region of the United States during the 1930s, the term 'dust bowl' has since evolved to symbolize any area that experiences severe drought and dust storms, often caused by human activities such as deforestation and poor land management.