: a hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind
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We wandered over the dunes.
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Camouflaged in a valley speckled with just a handful of villas and farmsteads, the 16 stone houses overlook the naked dunes and sensational sunsets of Livadia Bay.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
The wash-and-ridge terrain includes dunes and a sand bowl.
—Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026
From the impacts of Hurricane Erin off the coast to a series of storms that ate away the dunes and formed steep cliffs, many beaches are now underwater during high tide.
—Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Officers even began flying drones to find homeless people hidden in the dunes along the beach, launching more than 40 drone flights last year that led to eight people being arrested.
—Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
The wash-and-ridge terrain includes dunes and a sand bowl.
—Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026
From the impacts of Hurricane Erin off the coast to a series of storms that ate away the dunes and formed steep cliffs, many beaches are now underwater during high tide.
—Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Officers even began flying drones to find homeless people hidden in the dunes along the beach, launching more than 40 drone flights last year that led to eight people being arrested.
—Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Dune.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dune. Accessed 2 Apr. 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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