Meaning

1 senses
  1. A large, semipermanent mound of windblown sand, held together by specialized plants, common along seashores and in deserts.

    Wanderdüne

    песчаная дю́наpesčanaja djúna

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

Examples

8 sentences
  1. Tom and Mary walked around the sand dunes.

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  2. They walked over the sand dunes.

    deSie wandelten über die Sanddünen.

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  3. Tom walked over the sand dunes.

    deTom wandelte über die Sanddünen.

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  4. They walked barefoot over the sand dunes.

    ruОни босиком шли по песчаным дюнам.

    deSie liefen barfuß über die Sanddünen.

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  5. Seagulls are basking on a sand dune.

    deAuf einer Düne sonnen sich Möwen.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
mound of windblown sand:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
mound of windblown sand:

Forms

plural: sand dunes
Singularsand dune
Pluralsand dunes

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans:dune

See also

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