About The Word Dune
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Dune
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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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