dustout
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A cloud of dust or duststorm that creates conditions of inadequate visibility.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A prankster who misleads others by giving false or exaggerated information.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
Fallout; the event of small dust particles falling to the ground in sufficient quantities that they cause a problem.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Hundreds of Kanker's troops would have to be thrown into the job of plugging the holes, a difficult task under ideal conditions, but a pig of a task in a “dustout”."
- "He said the dust collecting units were not operating as they should in October 1984 and there were “quite a few" dustouts. These, he claimed, would require one to vacate the basement as soon as possible by walking along the side of the walls in the dark."
- "This was a sight check, to see if he looked like some dustout or merely sounded like one."
- ""He is the greatest old dustout," said Lord Chiltern, disrespectfully."
- "The levels of activity in atmospheric fallout were determined in rain and dustout was collected on vaseline-coated sheets."
- "Special seals, which fit over the cutter opening when it is out of the flow, prevent dustout and sample contamination."
Etymology
From dust + out.