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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 or ridge of sand piled up by the wind. dunelike. ˈdün-ˌlīk. also ˈdyün- adjective. Examples of dune in a Sentence. We wandered over the dunes. Recent Examples on the Web What were once blocks of apartments there are now piles of rubble amid a wasteland of dunes.
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.
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.
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
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.
A mound, hill, or ridge of sand or (occasionally) other loose sediment, typically deposited by the wind and occurring esp. on the sea coast or in deserts, often in large numbers. grey dune, sand dune, seif dune, etc.: see the first element. 1605. The sand bancks or dunes, which the reiection of the sea by litle and litle hath raised and cast vp.
Definition of dune noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define dune. dune synonyms, dune pronunciation, dune translation, English dictionary definition of dune. n. A hill or ridge of wind-blown sand. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Dune definition: . See examples of DUNE used in a sentence.
