Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

dust-bowl

noun

/ˈdʌst boʊl/

Definition

A region experiencing severe soil erosion and drought, leading to dust storms and considerable agricultural damage.

Examples

The Dust Bowl of the 1930s devastated farms and displaced thousands of families.
Farmers struggled to cope with the harsh conditions of the dust bowl, leading to many migrating to other states.

Meaning

The term refers to a period in the 1930s in the United States when a severe drought and poor agricultural practices caused the land to become barren and produce massive dust storms.