dune

noun

Definition of dunenext
as in ridge

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Recent Examples of dune 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 There are gorgeous swaths of untouched beaches, as well as dune, lagoon, pine flatland, salt marsh, and hammock habitats to explore. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 19 July 2026 This aims to remove any hiding place and expose Palestinians to fire from military snipers or from armed quadcopter drones that patrol the dune landscape. — Literary Hub, 16 July 2026 The 2017 Open Championship, which Spieth won despite — perhaps because of — a 22-minute ordeal of confusion, patience and a whole lot of running up and down a steep hill of thick, shrubby dune grass. — Brody Miller, New York Times, 14 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
  • Dropping off the ridges into the canyons was like descending into a furnace.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • From gentle ridge walks with panoramic valley views to high-altitude summit pushes, every level of explorer is catered to.
    — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of ridge
Noun
  • Rogers was allegedly evasive when asked how his truck had gone off the road and down an embankment and started to walk away from the trooper toward a nearby picnic table with a crossbow and several arrows on it, state police said.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Authorities said Roberts fell to his death from a steep embankment.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of embankment
Noun
  • The offerings of any decent oyster shucker will change according to the seasons and the tides and the shoals and the shipping lines and the harbor freight and the rush-hour traffic on the interstate.
    — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Volunteers and staff with the nonprofit foundation removed alligatorweed from the shoals manually but are working on grant proposals to remove more.
    — John Marks, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
Definition of shoal
Noun
  • Less than a week later, two sisters paddleboarding on the lake found a human jawbone and skeletal remains in a nearby sandbar, according to KTNV-TV.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Walk along the sandbar, hang out in a cafe, or simply enjoy the view.
    — Amy Tadehara, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of sandbar
Noun
  • Options include a stunning floating breakfast, wine and cheese tastings, cooking masterclasses, and a romantic sunset dinner on an isolated sandbank.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Hippos grunt and grumble in the shallows, crocodiles sunbathe on sandbanks, elephants appear along the banks, while fish eagles call overhead as sunset approaches.
    — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Definition of sandbank
Noun
  • Additionally, banks may be increasingly targeting and servicing those with higher credit scores, which could further explain why delinquency rates by some major banks don't tell the full story about consumers' financial challenges.
    — Ryley Amond, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • DeepSeek has also hired investment banks to prepare for a potential Shanghai IPO next year, the report said.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of bank

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