blown sand

Portuguese translation: tempestade de areia / poeira (alta )

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English term or phrase:blown sand
Portuguese translation:tempestade de areia / poeira (alta )
Entered by: Dolores Vázquez

15:52 Oct 19, 2006
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Science - Geology / geology
English term or phrase: blown sand
Sand which has suffered transportation by wind, the grains in transit developing a perfectly spherical form (millet-seed sand); grain-size is dependent upon the wind velocity. See sand dunes.
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tempestade de areia / poeira (alta )
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tempestade de areia / poeira (alta )


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disagree  António Ribeiro: Não faz sentido alguma. "areia eólica" é uma boa opção.
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