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dune
[doon, dyoon] 
–noun
| a sand hill or sand ridge formed by the wind, usually in desert regions or near lakes and oceans. |
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| dune (dōōn, dyōōn) n. 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
Dune\, n. [The same word as down: cf. D. duin. See Down a bank of sand.] A low hill of drifting sand usually formed on the coats, but often carried far inland by the prevailing winds. [Written also dun.] Three great rivers, the Rhine, the Meuse, and the Scheldt, had deposited their slime for ages among the dunes or sand banks heaved up by the ocean around their mouths. --Motley.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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dune (d n) Pronunciation Key
(click for larger image in new window) 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 dune, draa, longitudinal dune, seif dune, transverse dune. |
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