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- Dictionarydune/djuːn/
noun
- 1. a mound or ridge of sand or other loose sediment formed by the wind, especially on the sea coast or in a desert: "a sand dune"
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a hill of sand beside a beach or in a desert. (Definition of dune from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of dune. dune. Sand grains' ping-pong-like movement becomes obvious and dune formation simplicity itself. From the Cambridge English Corpus.
a hill of sand beside a beach or in a desert. (Definition of dune from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of dune. dune. It had fallen on the lee side of a dune; the head was down at the bottom of the river, the feet were up. From TIME.
The meaning of DUNE is a hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind. How to use dune in a sentence.
Dune fields in the Australian desert. Sand dunes of the Empty Quarter to the east of Liwa Oasis, United Arab Emirates. A dune is a landform composed of wind- or water-driven sand. It typically takes the form of a mound, ridge, or hill. An area with dunes is called a dune system or a dune complex.
Definition of dune noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A dune is a hill of sand near the sea or in a desert. Afterwards explore trails through the sand dunes and woodlands. Synonyms: hillock, down [archaic], mound, mount More Synonyms of dune. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
A dune is a natural hill made of sand, either on a beach or in a desert. It's a good idea to bring plenty of water and a camel if you're trekking across sand dunes in the Sahara. Sometimes people drive special vehicles on the dunes beside the ocean — these are sometimes called " dune buggies."
