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dunes

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for dunes.

Editorial note

Great Sand Dunes National Park (shown here in the pictures) is an absolutely amazing place to go.

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(geomorphology) A ridge or hill of sand piled up by currents of wind or water.

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noun

(geomorphology) A ridge or hill of sand piled up by currents of wind or water.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for dunes.

noun

(geomorphology) A ridge or hill of sand piled up by currents of wind or water.

Example sentences

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Great Sand Dunes National Park (shown here in the pictures) is an absolutely amazing place to go.

2

Totally out of the way, but so worth the drive and the amazing hike across the dunes.

3

Driving jeeps in the Congo, or having dust blown up from dunes in a sudden gust, will require wipers.

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The wind may blow it up a bit to form dunes, but there is no way it forms anything resembling a mountain.

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Later, we rode camels across the dunes of the Gobi Desert, crisscrossing the sand in single file.

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I built the receiver, gave it to my little sister, and off she went over the dunes..

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The dunes as they are today are very much man made actually.

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Isn't that a little like mapping sand dunes in the desert?

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It is popular elsewhere because it really flies over sand dunes.

10

UAE, except for the oil, should be a few dunes of sand with a few tribes, not sure what for they would need war satellites.

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[edit: eg, using a random haiku: Hoarse dunes and slim germs gulp pure ripe foul dead bland sole.

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And sand dunes blocked a more direct traverse to Mt.

Quote examples

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In addition to fill, a large part of the city is "built on levelled sand dunes".

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use dunes in a sentence?

Great Sand Dunes National Park (shown here in the pictures) is an absolutely amazing place to go.

What does dunes mean?

(geomorphology) A ridge or hill of sand piled up by currents of wind or water.

What part of speech is dunes?

dunes is commonly used as noun.