dust bowl

• Região árida e sujeita a tempestades de poeira, especialmente a área das Grandes Planícies dos Estados Unidos durante a seca e a erosão dos anos 1930. Por extensão, qualquer localidade seca e poeirenta onde o solo erodido é carregado pelo vento.

A term referring to a period of severe dust storms during the 1930s in the Great Plains of the United States, caused by drought and poor agricultural practices, or any similarly arid, dusty region.

1. Historical drought regionB2formalamerican

   A region in the Great Plains of the United States that suffered severe drought and dust storms during the 1930s.

   Dust Bowl

   • The Dust Bowl forced many farmers to abandon their land.
   • During the Dust Bowl, huge clouds of dust darkened the sky.
   • The economic impact of the Dust Bowl was devastating for rural communities.

2. Any dry, dusty areaB2informal

   A general term for any area that is extremely dry and covered with dust, often due to drought or poor land management.

   Terra árida e poeirenta

   • After months without rain, the fields turned into a dust bowl.
   • The abandoned farm became a dust bowl in the summer heat.
   • Overgrazing turned the once-fertile land into a dust bowl.