dune
IPA: dˈun
noun
- (geomorphology) A ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind.
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Examples of "dune" in Sentences
- The camels stroll the sand dunes.
- Dunes have a vortex in the lee side of the dune.
- Pathways lead through the dunes and to the beach.
- Its habitat is the windy sand dunes of the island.
- The dunes are located at the top of the backshore.
- The Pinacate Desert is home to the largest sand dunes of the Americas.
- Juniper trees growing in the dunes are constantly shifting with the sands.
- Foggy and sunny days intermingle around the humid sand dunes most of the year.
- The sand dune marram grass has rolled leaves with stomata on the inner surface.
- The wave also recalls the surf and sand dunes of the area as seen from the sea.