: a hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind
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We wandered over the dunes.
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Hillside is the most dramatic style of links golf, especially on its back, with rolling fairways flanked by towering dunes and raw coastal exposure.
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Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Relax at Lake Michigan beaches The town's spot near Lake Michigan gives visitors prime access to sandy beaches and dunes along 12 miles of the lakefront coast.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 13 July 2025
While the project will be built on property owned by SpaceX, the county holds the authority to manage the construction that affects Boca Chica's dunes.
—ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
Nathan had fallen 12 feet deep into one such void, created by a tree trunk that had decomposed inside the dune.
—Mike Bezemek, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2025
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Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Relax at Lake Michigan beaches The town's spot near Lake Michigan gives visitors prime access to sandy beaches and dunes along 12 miles of the lakefront coast.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 13 July 2025
While the project will be built on property owned by SpaceX, the county holds the authority to manage the construction that affects Boca Chica's dunes.
—ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
Nathan had fallen 12 feet deep into one such void, created by a tree trunk that had decomposed inside the dune.
—Mike Bezemek, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2025
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“Dune.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dune. Accessed 25 Jul. 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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