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dune

[ doon, dyoon ]

noun

  1. a sand hill or sand ridge formed by the wind, usually in desert regions or near lakes and oceans.


dune

/ »åÂá³ÜË²Ô /

noun

  1. a mound or ridge of drifted sand, occurring on the sea coast and in deserts
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dune

/ »å´ÇÌ…´ÇÌ…²Ô /

  1. A hill or ridge of wind-blown sand. Dunes are capable of moving by the motion of their individual grains but usually keep the same shape.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dune1

1780–90; < French, Old French < Middle Dutch »åÅ«²Ô²¹; cognate with down 3
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dune1

C18: via Old French from Middle Dutch »åÅ«²Ô±ð; see down ³
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About 20 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge, the Point Reyes Peninsula rises up, a paradise of ocean, dunes, cliffs and grassland that feels delivered from another time and place.

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The former Philippines president will now mark his 80th birthday this month in the ICC's detention facility, located in the dunes of The Hague.

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The acquisition kept the land out of the hands of a developer with plans to carve its spectacular rock ranges, lava flows, sand dunes, valleys and cactus gardens into 40-acre ranches.

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French pilots are now in the air most days, using thermal cameras to spot migrants in the dunes.

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“Almost everybody else was satisfied, but I wasn’t. I wanted these dunes really bad,†Lathrop reveals.

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