dune

noun

Definition of dunenext
as in ridge

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Recent Examples of dune Data showed that between 2024 and 2026, the city paid about $290,000 and $330,000 per year for sand removal and dune reshaping to maintain the area for visitors. — Noe Padilla, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026 Tents cannot have sides, and shade structures must be erected toward the back of the beach, by the dune line and behind the lifeguard chairs. — Jonny Williams, The Providence Journal, 14 Aug. 2026 About 25 people participated in the Friday evening walk on one of Seman’s favorite trails — the number 9 and 10 trails at Indiana Dunes State Park that lead to a dune ridge with a panoramic view of Lake Michigan. — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026 Part of the beach is located in the Ainsdale & Birkdale Sandhills Nature Reserve, which has walking paths and is home to rare species like the Natterjack toad as well as wildflowers such as the dune helleborine and yellow glandweed. — Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for dune
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dune
  1. ridge
  2. embankment
  3. shoal
  4. sandbar
  5. sandbank
  6. bank
Noun
  • Scientists are already seeing that, while Didymos has the same central ridge along its equator as before the impact, many changes have occurred.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Although Didymos exhibits the same central equatorial ridge visible from DART’s earlier views, the surface initially appears to be extremely different from its moonlet asteroid, Dimorphos.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of ridge
Noun
  • The pilot tried to abort but lost control; the jet crashed through a fence, crossed a five-lane highway, came to rest on an embankment and burst into flames.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The trains involved were operated by AVE and Iryo, according to local media, with at least two carriages said to have fallen down an embankment after the crash.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of embankment
Noun
  • In one of the latest incidents, the Philippine military in July accused China's coast guard of injuring a Filipino sailor at a disputed shoal in the South China Sea.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Stretching across more than 139,000 hectares, Hanifaru Bay is home to coral reefs with colorful shoals of fish, turtles, manta rays, and whale sharks.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of shoal
Noun
  • Many boat tours pair a sandbar visit with a stop at Coral Gardens, where the sea floor also sits about 10 feet below the surface.
    — Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Officials said a second humpback whale had also been on a sandbar but was able to free itself.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of sandbar
Noun
  • On the other side of the river lies my sandbank, where my dark-skinned sweetheart with the heron-beak nose sits.
    — Sanat Pai Raikar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Jumeirah Olhahali Island takes guests on a five-minute speedboat ride to reach a private sandbank at sunrise or sunset.
    — Jasreen Mayal Khanna, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of sandbank
Noun
  • For phone, bank or email issues, keep account-change notices and screenshots.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Other former employees have also shared bank statements with CBS News Sacramento showing checks that were returned or could not be deposited.
    — Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of bank

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