dune

[dune]

A dune is a natural hill made of sand, either on a beach or in a desert. It's a good idea to bring plenty of water and a camel if you're trekking across sand dunes in the Sahara.

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A low hill of drifting sand usually formed on the coats, but often carried far inland by the prevailing winds.

Noun
a ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans


n.
A low hill of drifting sand usually formed on the coats, but often carried far inland by the prevailing winds.


Dune

Dune , n. [The same word as down: cf. D. duin. See Down a bank of sand.] A low hill of drifting sand usually formed on the coats, but often carried far inland by the prevailing winds. [Written also dun.]
Three great rivers, the Rhine, the Meuse, and the Scheldt, had deposited their slime for ages among the dunes or sand banks heaved up by the ocean around their mouths.

A low hill of drifting sand usually formed on the coats, but often carried far inland by the prevailing winds.

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Dune is the bestselling science fiction book of all time. It's something you really need to read in your lifetime. If you're going to read The Lord of the Rings, which everyone should, then you have to read Dune, too.

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