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dune

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What does dune mean?

noun

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

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I'm afraid I'm like Sandy--I canna think aught is dune richt except my ain hand is in 't.
Jean WebsterDear EnemyProject Gutenberg ebook #238
This man, who was dune young, the sutures being still very apparent, survived this serious wound for some time.
Jean-François-Albert du Pouget, marquis de NadaillacManners and Monuments of Prehistoric PeoplesTranslated by N. D'AnversProject Gutenberg ebook #3309
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Most of the year is hot and dry while the monsoon rains come from dune through September.
Steve SolomonOrganic Gardener's CompostingProject Gutenberg ebook #4342
With my skiff, however, it was different; this he hauled some distance, and concealed behind a dune in a bunch of tall grass.
Joshua SlocumSailing Alone Around the WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #6317
She asked because the sheep which had been quietly browsing before her, on reaching a small depression in the dune, had started away as though frightened at something.
S. (Sabine) Baring-GouldThe Book of Were-WolvesProject Gutenberg ebook #5324