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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
We lugged the beach stuff onto the beach, avoiding anything that resembled a dune.
He even says in the documentary that he never read Dune; someone told him it was fantastic.
The idea was more fashionable in 1975, when Alejandro Jodorowsky was planning his version of the sci-fi novel Dune.
The whole dune area in Wainscott is washed away and the water came up to Main Street.
They climbed another dune, and came upon the great gray sea at low tide.
And another five minutes, perhaps another ten, had slipped by before Tony's head reappeared above a neighbouring dune.
The dune rose in a Wave of glittering yellow sand, drowning them from head to foot.
We were unco gleg to win hame when a' this was dune, an' after steekin' the door, to sit an' birsle oor taes at the bit blaze.
As this joyless impossibility flitted across my mind, I rounded a bleak sand-dune.
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