: a hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind
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We wandered over the dunes.
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My session stretched almost two hours, including a half-hour theory overview on the dunes.
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David Shortell, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2025
Its thick, hazy atmosphere shrouds a surface featuring dunes of hydrocarbons and methane lakes.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 26 Apr. 2025
The feature, based on an award-winning short, traces the story of an enigmatic old man living in the dunes who is unjustly accused of killing a local.
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Guests can cruise around the dunes on ATVs, but most opt to make camel treks.
—Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
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David Shortell, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2025
Its thick, hazy atmosphere shrouds a surface featuring dunes of hydrocarbons and methane lakes.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 26 Apr. 2025
The feature, based on an award-winning short, traces the story of an enigmatic old man living in the dunes who is unjustly accused of killing a local.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 9 May 2025
Guests can cruise around the dunes on ATVs, but most opt to make camel treks.
—Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
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“Dune.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dune. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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dune
noun
: a hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind
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