: 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 more than $200M in funding will help bankroll projects like road raising, dune reconstruction and storm pumps.
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Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
In truth, the tooth might have been all that was there, and the site itself could easily have disappeared under drifting dunes.
—Paul C. Sereno, The Conversation, 16 Mar. 2026
Our natural defenses such as mangroves and dunes must be fortified — not destroyed.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026
Those plastic dunes could be used to construct surface-level habitats, and the ethane and methane lakes could power them.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 8 Mar. 2026
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Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
In truth, the tooth might have been all that was there, and the site itself could easily have disappeared under drifting dunes.
—Paul C. Sereno, The Conversation, 16 Mar. 2026
Our natural defenses such as mangroves and dunes must be fortified — not destroyed.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026
Those plastic dunes could be used to construct surface-level habitats, and the ethane and methane lakes could power them.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 8 Mar. 2026
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“Dune.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dune. Accessed 23 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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