: a hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind
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We wandered over the dunes.
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In more scientific terms, the dunes formed because of something called the Venturi effect.
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025
Accompanied by a nonchalant guitar performance, dancer and choreographer Dong Jilan, donning a brown velvet dress and having the same long, wavy hair as Sanmao, woke up from a miniature dune and roamed around the set in a highly spiritual and ceremonial fashion.
—Denni Hu, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
For centuries, an ancient fortress lay buried beneath Egypt’s shifting sand dunes.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
When winter ends, the dunes heat up, causing ice blocks to break off.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025
Accompanied by a nonchalant guitar performance, dancer and choreographer Dong Jilan, donning a brown velvet dress and having the same long, wavy hair as Sanmao, woke up from a miniature dune and roamed around the set in a highly spiritual and ceremonial fashion.
—Denni Hu, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
For centuries, an ancient fortress lay buried beneath Egypt’s shifting sand dunes.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
When winter ends, the dunes heat up, causing ice blocks to break off.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dune
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“Dune.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dune. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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dune
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: a hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind
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