dune

noun

Definition of dunenext
as in ridge

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Recent Examples of dune Wind down after days of dune climbs and lake stops with a spa treatment at Lugn Esthetics. — Stacy Conde, Midwest Living, 9 July 2026 The exception is the second-story primary suite, a serendipitous loophole afforded by a rise in the dune. — Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 25 June 2026 In Santa Monica, the nonprofit built the first dune habitat in 2016, covering about three acres near the Annenberg Beach House. — Marina Jurica, CBS News, 23 June 2026 Already, the dune had swallowed up the northern part of the parking lot along with trees and other obstacles in its way. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 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
  • Cal Fire officials said night-flying helicopters attacked spot fires overnight while bulldozers cut a fire line along a ridge east of Sand Creek Road after flames crossed the roadway.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026
  • Because researchers paint it directly onto the skin, the ink follows tiny ridges and uneven areas.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of ridge
Noun
  • Prosecutors said the road curved, and Garcia drove off the road down an embankment and hit a tree going 101 mph.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026
  • The crash is the second time someone has plunged their vehicle over the same embankment and died.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
Definition of embankment
Noun
  • The Armed Forces of the Philippines said the encounter occurred near the BRP Sierra Madre, the warship Manila grounded on the shoal almost 30 years ago to anchor its claim.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 21 July 2026
  • Proud papa Luke showed off Tate’s first shoal bass catch during their father-son fishing trip.
    — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
Definition of shoal
Noun
  • See The Hatteras Island Lighthouse The Cape Hatteras Light Station protects one of the most hazardous sections of the Atlantic Coast, a 12-mile-long sandbar called Diamond Shoals created by the collision of Gulf Stream and the Virginia Drift.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 July 2026
  • Even the idyllic island on which the nymph Calypso (Charlize Theron) is keeping an amnesiac Odysseus when the film begins is depicted as a windswept sandbar that looks in danger of being washed away by a strong-enough storm.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 July 2026
Definition of sandbar
Noun
  • Special meals can be provided on a sandbank or a deserted beach.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 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
  • The call was made by a bank employee after Dyer had already fled the scene, but officers were able to find him quickly, police said.
    — Mary Ella Hastings July 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 July 2026
  • The bank froze the gold after the UK – along with the US and numerous other countries – refused to recognize Maduro as the winner of Venezuela’s disputed 2018 presidential election.
    — German Padinger, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Definition of bank

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