: a hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind
Examples of dune in a Sentence
We wandered over the dunes.
Recent Examples on the Web
Los Lances Beach, Spain With vast sandy areas and dunes, the sprawling Los Lances Beach is aptly located on the Costa de la Luz, meaning the Coast of Light, in southern Spain.
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Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
Offerings vary from clinics that teach the basics of line selection and recovery, to fundamentals of vehicle prep, dune running, and four-wheel-drive mechanics.
—Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2024
Harbor Country, an idyllic cluster of eight small towns, features water as blue as a tropical postcard, sloping dunes, and great food at every turn.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 21 Mar. 2024
Go for a hike along the dunes, fly a kite on the beach, enjoy horseback riding, or check out the historic 1933 World's Fair Century of Progress Homes.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2024
The nature restoration project at a park in Knokke-Heist planned to remove some weeds and restore some dunes, the Municipality of Knokke-Heist said in an April 3 news release.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
Most of them had been built in the thirties, which was not long after the area had been known as the Outside Lands—desolate and windswept, just scattered people growing vegetables in the shifting dunes.
—Zach Williams, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
For toddlers, deserts are basically giant sandboxes, and one of my happiest moments was watching Julian coast down the dunes on his tuchus.
—Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Mar. 2024
Covered in dark, ridged dunes and craters, the world is wrapped in a golden atmosphere and thought to contain a liquid ocean beneath its icy surface.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Mar. 2024
Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
Offerings vary from clinics that teach the basics of line selection and recovery, to fundamentals of vehicle prep, dune running, and four-wheel-drive mechanics.
—Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2024
Harbor Country, an idyllic cluster of eight small towns, features water as blue as a tropical postcard, sloping dunes, and great food at every turn.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 21 Mar. 2024
Go for a hike along the dunes, fly a kite on the beach, enjoy horseback riding, or check out the historic 1933 World's Fair Century of Progress Homes.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2024
The nature restoration project at a park in Knokke-Heist planned to remove some weeds and restore some dunes, the Municipality of Knokke-Heist said in an April 3 news release.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
Most of them had been built in the thirties, which was not long after the area had been known as the Outside Lands—desolate and windswept, just scattered people growing vegetables in the shifting dunes.
—Zach Williams, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
For toddlers, deserts are basically giant sandboxes, and one of my happiest moments was watching Julian coast down the dunes on his tuchus.
—Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Mar. 2024
Covered in dark, ridged dunes and craters, the world is wrapped in a golden atmosphere and thought to contain a liquid ocean beneath its icy surface.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Dune.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dune. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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dune
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: a hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind
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