: a hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind
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We wandered over the dunes.
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January brings the best weather for exploration, with mild daytime temperatures that make trekking and camping in the dunes not just possible but deeply rewarding.
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Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 7 Nov. 2025
Island-hop to North Stradbroke or Moreton Island, where turquoise surf, wild dunes, and beach shacks feel untouched by time.
—Alli Forde, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
In October, the dunes flare with goldenrod and the bronze of bayberry.
—Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
There are gorgeous swaths of untouched beaches, as well as dune, lagoon, pine flatland, salt.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2025
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Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 7 Nov. 2025
Island-hop to North Stradbroke or Moreton Island, where turquoise surf, wild dunes, and beach shacks feel untouched by time.
—Alli Forde, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
In October, the dunes flare with goldenrod and the bronze of bayberry.
—Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
There are gorgeous swaths of untouched beaches, as well as dune, lagoon, pine flatland, salt.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 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 10 Nov. 2025.
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dune
noun
: a hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind
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