: a hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind
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We wandered over the dunes.
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Located in Panama City Beach, St. Andrews State Park is right on the water and features white-sand beaches, hiking trails through dunes and pine forests, and water put-ins directly from the campground.
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Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 19 Mar. 2025
The Navy has built sea walls and worked to restore coastal dunes and marshlands to protect its Virginia properties, but the risks continue to increase.
—Paul Bierman, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025
Only one mile from the property, the soft, white sand Amagansett beaches are devoid of crowds and provide panoramic vistas of dunes and the Atlantic Ocean.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Its name has many meanings but most commonly refers to a dune, or low hill of sand.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2025
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Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 19 Mar. 2025
The Navy has built sea walls and worked to restore coastal dunes and marshlands to protect its Virginia properties, but the risks continue to increase.
—Paul Bierman, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025
Only one mile from the property, the soft, white sand Amagansett beaches are devoid of crowds and provide panoramic vistas of dunes and the Atlantic Ocean.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Its name has many meanings but most commonly refers to a dune, or low hill of sand.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dune
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“Dune.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dune. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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dune
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: a hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind
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