dune
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.
» Tom and Mary walked around the sand dunes.
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1 sensesA 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
27 sentencesTom and Mary walked around the sand dunes.
They walked over the sand dunes.
deSie wandelten über die Sanddünen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom walked over the sand dunes.
deTom wandelte über die Sanddünen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He was halfway to the dune.
He was still on the dune.
Translations
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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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