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dune
[ doon, dyoon ]
noun
- a sand hill or sand ridge formed by the wind, usually in desert regions or near lakes and oceans.
dune
/ djuːn /
noun
- a mound or ridge of drifted sand, occurring on the sea coast and in deserts
dune
/ do̅o̅n /
- A hill or ridge of wind-blown sand. Dunes are capable of moving by the motion of their individual grains but usually keep the same shape.
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Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of dune1
Example Sentences
Trump International claimed the new course - named after Trump's Lewis-born mother, Mary - would feature the “largest sand dunes in Scotland” and form “the greatest 36 holes in golf” alongside the original course, completed in 2012.
And he also fears the Kw’tsán monument could curtail access to the heavily trafficked Glamis and Imperial sand dunes — even though they lie outside the envisioned boundaries — due to “spillover management effects.”
ATVs, dune buggies and other off-road vehicles can slam into the slow-moving tortoises with domed shells and heavily scaled, flattened forelimbs used for digging.
You’ll see egrets and herons in the tidal wetlands of the Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge and perhaps even snowy plovers nestling in the dunes or pecking for insects in the wet sand.
She remembers seeing the woman lying face down in sand dunes, with no obvious signs of injury or struggle.
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