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dune

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dune  (dn, dyn)
n.
A hill or ridge of wind-blown sand.
[French, from Old French, from Middle Dutch dne; see dheu- in Indo-European roots.]
dune
Noun
a mound or ridge of drifted sand [Middle Dutch]
dune  (dn)
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. See more at barchan dunedraalongitudinal duneseif dunetransverse dune
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dune
top: barchan dune;
bottom: transverse dune
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Noun1.dunedune - a ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans
sand dune
ridge - a long narrow natural elevation or striation
seif dune - a long and tall sand dune with a sharp crest; common in the Sahara
Translations
Spanish dune [djuːn] n → duna
French dune [djuːn] n → dune f
German dune [djuːn] n → Düne f
Italian dune [djuːn] n → duna
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And just as he was going to roll the speaker over, a couple of black-haired men with flat red faces came from behind a sand dune, and Kotick, who had never seen a man before, coughed and lowered his head.
The Jungle Book by Kipling, Rudyard View in context
At that moment their fraternal bond of union was closer than ever, and when they parted, each to take the route agreed on, they turned back to utter affectionate expressions, which the echoes of the Dunes repeated.
Twenty Years After by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
I fought at Sens, at Bleneau, at the Dunes in front of the artillery, a hundred paces in front of the line, while you -- I say this parenthetically -- were a hundred paces behind it.
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