: a hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind
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We wandered over the dunes.
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The five-bedroom house sits just beyond the dunes, with sand dunes and fairways rolling toward the Pacific Ocean.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2026
The latter roam freely on the islands and are often spotted grazing in the grasslands or galloping over the dunes.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2026
This is a major clearing of mature dunes with sea grapes and sea oats.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
The recent headlines from Camber have only contributed to the winter gloom – a recent environmental disaster made the news after millions of plastic microbeads were discovered scattered across the endless dunes sparking a massive clean-up effort.
—Felicity Capon, TheWeek, 19 Feb. 2026
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2026
The latter roam freely on the islands and are often spotted grazing in the grasslands or galloping over the dunes.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2026
This is a major clearing of mature dunes with sea grapes and sea oats.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
The recent headlines from Camber have only contributed to the winter gloom – a recent environmental disaster made the news after millions of plastic microbeads were discovered scattered across the endless dunes sparking a massive clean-up effort.
—Felicity Capon, TheWeek, 19 Feb. 2026
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“Dune.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dune. Accessed 28 Feb. 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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