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dune

(do͞on, dyo͞on)

A hill or ridge of wind-blown sand.

[French, from Old French, from Middle Dutch dūne; see dheuə- in Indo-European roots.]

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dune

(djuːn)

(Physical Geography) a mound or ridge of drifted sand, occurring on the sea coast and in deserts

[C18: via Old French from Middle Dutch dūne; see down³]

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dune

(dun, dyun)

n.

a sand hill or sand ridge formed by the wind, usu. in desert regions or near lakes and oceans.

[1780–90; < French, Old French < Middle Dutch dūna; c. down³]

dune

(do͞on)

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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dune

A sand ridge or mound formed where wind heaps up the sand in a desert or on a low sandy coast.

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Noun

dune - 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

dune

noun hillock, down (archaic), mound, mount, drift, elevation, knoll, brae (Scot.) They climbed a very large dune.

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Translations

كَثيب

duna

klitmile

Düne

duna médano

dyyni

dune

dûnedűne

sandalda

duna

kopa

kāpa

duin

sandbanke sanddyne

dună

дюна дюны

duna

peščina

dyn

kum tepesi kumul

沙丘

dune

[djuːn]

A. N → duna f

B. CPD dune buggy N → buggy m (vehículo para terrenos arenosos)

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dune

[ˈdjuːn] n → dune fdune buggy n → buggy m

dune

n → Düne f

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dune

[djuːn] n → duna

dune

(djuːn) noun

(also ˈsand-dune) a low hill of sand.

References in periodicals archive ?

The drive into the park is a wild ride through a series of striated petrified dunes, where bighorn sheep scamper and preen for the cameras.

Break from the herd

But this time, we found ourselves attuned to the abiotic: the micro-texture of petrified dunes, the shifting geometry of reflected light, the choral moan of a rising wind.

SNOWY SANDSTONE: How can you have the West's most crowded desert landscapes to yourself? Hint: Chill out

One of the more famous is the Arches National Park in eastern Utah, U.S., a protected land spanning 76,679 acres and protects over 2,000 arches, such as the (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delicate_Arch) Delicate Arch , the (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrified_dunes) Petrified Dunes and the (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balanced_Rock) Balanced Rock , among others.