: a hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind
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We wandered over the dunes.
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Those plastic dunes could be used to construct surface-level habitats, and the ethane and methane lakes could power them.
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 8 Mar. 2026
Keep an eye out for New Zealand dotterels and variable oystercatchers, which nest in the dunes.
—Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
The terrain can be a mix of high dunes, loose rock and deep sand, all of which have to be crossed in the Saharan heat.
—Henry Haselock, TheWeek, 27 Feb. 2026
His group, however, showed that Governors Parkway Bridge would destroy the woods and dune and swale in the area while not solving the public safety issue.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 8 Mar. 2026
Keep an eye out for New Zealand dotterels and variable oystercatchers, which nest in the dunes.
—Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
The terrain can be a mix of high dunes, loose rock and deep sand, all of which have to be crossed in the Saharan heat.
—Henry Haselock, TheWeek, 27 Feb. 2026
His group, however, showed that Governors Parkway Bridge would destroy the woods and dune and swale in the area while not solving the public safety issue.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Dune.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dune. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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dune
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: a hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind
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