barchan
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noun
a crescent-shaped sand dune with the convex side in the direction of the wind.
Origin:
1885–90; < Russian barkhán, said to be < Turkic
1885–90; < Russian barkhán, said to be < Turkic
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barchan, barkhan, barchane or barkan (bɑːˈkɑːn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| a crescent-shaped shifting sand dune, convex on the windward side and steeper and concave on the leeward | |
| barkhan, barkhan, barchane or barkan | |
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| barchane, barkhan, barchane or barkan | |
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| barkan, barkhan, barchane or barkan | |
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Barchan
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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Example sentences
Parabolic dunes are the predominant type, although barchan and transverse dunes appear.
Large transverse and barchan dunes creep forward many feet per year, overwhelming all plant life in their paths.
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