smoke and dust; dirt
General term for airborne smoke and dust, often in industrial or disaster contexts.
The factory area is thick with smoke and dust.
smokestack smoke; flue dust
Technical term for emissions from smokestacks, including pollutants and particulate matter.
battle dust; turmoil of war
Literary or historical term for dust and smoke raised by battle, or metaphorically the chaos of war.
worldly cares; hardships of life
Figurative use, often in Buddhist or literary contexts, referring to the impurities and struggles of secular life.
The flue dust from the chimney contains harmful substances.
When the battle dust cleared, many soldiers lay fallen.
Leaving behind the worldly dust, he trains at a mountain temple.