Noun: dust bowl 'dúst,bówl
- A region subject to dust storms; especially the central region of United States subject to dust storms in the 1930s
"The Dust Bowl forced many farmers to abandon their land and migrate westward"
Derived forms: dust bowls
Type of: geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region
Part of: Great Plains, Great Plains of North America
Encyclopedia: Dust bowl