sand dune

noun

: a hill of sand near an ocean or in a desert that is formed by the wind

Examples of sand dune in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Home that night was a tent pitched at the base of a sand dune, smooth as brushed gold. Aminatta Forna, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2024 In the photo, the four are holding hands, leaping over a sand dune at the beach, arms in the air and mouths agape. TIME, 21 June 2024 As the tallest living sand dune system on the Atlantic Coast, the state park is a hotspot for hang gliding, kite flying, and sunset watching. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 5 July 2024 In loop quantum gravity, in contrast, the emergence of spacetime is more like a sloping sand dune emerging from the collective motion of sand grains in wind. Adam Becker, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2022 See all Example Sentences for sand dune 

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“Sand dune.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sand%20dune. Accessed 23 Sep. 2024.

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