noun · rare

dune

dune · dunes

дюна, бархан

Düne, Sanddüne

A ridge or hill of sand piled up by currents of wind or waterA ridge or hill of sand piled up by currents of wind or water.

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/djuːn/

» Tom and Mary walked around the sand dunes.

Meaning

1 senses

A ridge or hill of sand piled up by currents of wind or water.
Düne, Sanddüne
дю́наdjúna, барха́нbarxán
дю́наdjúna, барха́нbarxán
a ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans

Examples

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Tom and Mary walked around the sand dunes.
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They walked over the sand dunes.
deSie wandelten über die Sanddünen.
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Tom walked over the sand dunes.
deTom wandelte über die Sanddünen.
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He was halfway to the dune.
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He was still on the dune.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

a ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind:

Русский

By meaning 1

a ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

a ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind:

Origin

Partly from a dialectal form of down; and partly from Dutch duin (from Middle Dutch dune)

Partly from a dialectal form of down; and partly from Dutch duin (from Middle Dutch dune) or from Middle Low German dûne; all ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *dūn, *dūnā, of uncertain origin; possibly from Proto-Celtic *dūnom (“stronghold, rampart”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰuHnom (“enclosure”), from *dʰewh₂- (“to finish, come full circle”). Doublet of down (which see).

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