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Dune

Dune Meaning & Definition
Dune Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Dune?

[n] a ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans

Synonyms | Synonyms for Dune: sand dune

Related Terms | Find terms related to Dune: anthill | bank | barrow | brae | butte | cock | down | drift | drumlin | embankment | fell | foothills | haycock | haymow | hayrick | haystack | heap | hill | hillock | hummock | knob | knoll | molehill | monticle | monticule | moor | mound | mow | pile | pyramid | rick | sand dune | snowdrift | stack | swell

See Also | ridge

Dune In Webster's Dictionary

\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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