Dune
noun
A hill of sand built by the wind, near the sea or in a desert.
There are many large dunes in the Sahara Desert.
Often appears as...
- sand dune
- coastal dune
noun
A sand hill in a videogame environment.
In the game, my character was stuck between two steep dunes.
Often appears as...
- digital dune
- game dune
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Technical
noun
A sandboarding or snowboarding slope.
She raced down the dune on her snowboard.
Often appears as...
- speedy dune
- high dune
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Slang
noun
A line or ridge of sand piled up by the wind.
Careful mapping of sand dunes help in understanding the geological history of the area.
Often appears as...
- shifting dune
- longitudinal dune
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Academic
noun
A hill of sand built by the wind, near the sea or in a desert.
There are many large dunes in the Sahara Desert.
Often appears as...
- sand dune
- coastal dune
noun
A sand hill in a videogame environment.
In the game, my character was stuck between two steep dunes.
Often appears as...
- digital dune
- game dune
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A sandboarding or snowboarding slope.
She raced down the dune on her snowboard.
Often appears as...
- speedy dune
- high dune
Usage tips
Slang
noun
A line or ridge of sand piled up by the wind.
Careful mapping of sand dunes help in understanding the geological history of the area.
Often appears as...
- shifting dune
- longitudinal dune
Usage tips
Academic
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Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagery
Use 'dune' to describe scenes vividly, creating a mental picture of landscapes.
The sun cast long shadows over the majestic dunes.
Pro Tip 2/3Natural Creation
'Dune' emphasizes the natural creation of hills by wind, not by water or other means.
Wind patterns shape the ever-changing dunes.
Pro Tip 3/3Size Varies
Dunes can range widely in size, from small to large scale structures.
Small dunes bordered the beach, leading into giant ones further inland.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagery
Use 'dune' to describe scenes vividly, creating a mental picture of landscapes.
The sun cast long shadows over the majestic dunes.
Pro Tip 2/3Natural Creation
'Dune' emphasizes the natural creation of hills by wind, not by water or other means.
Wind patterns shape the ever-changing dunes.
Pro Tip 3/3Size Varies
Dunes can range widely in size, from small to large scale structures.
Small dunes bordered the beach, leading into giant ones further inland.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagery
Use 'dune' to describe scenes vividly, creating a mental picture of landscapes.
The sun cast long shadows over the majestic dunes.
Pro Tip 2/3Natural Creation
'Dune' emphasizes the natural creation of hills by wind, not by water or other means.
Wind patterns shape the ever-changing dunes.
Pro Tip 3/3Size Varies
Dunes can range widely in size, from small to large scale structures.
Small dunes bordered the beach, leading into giant ones further inland.
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The Curious Life of a...
you know sand dune we would get stuck. But the reality is that the rover would sort of float over it. But we were freaked out, for a little while. So, we did some testing. And then we decided to go. But we didn't decide to go all at once. We put a toe in and then put another toe in, we drove up to the top and looked over and then we drove back. Then we said, "Okay, go."
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George Steinmetz: Seeing...
Gobi and he told me about this area of the of the Gobi called the body and Juran has the tallest sand dunes in the world but most unusual are the dunes are separated by lakes and that this was really weird like why aren't the lakes filled up with sand to get an area like this what's really tricky physically it was difficult but politically it was
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You have no idea where...
has a big old hump on its back for storing water for those long desert treks, has big, broad feet to help it tromp over sand dunes. So how on earth would one of these guys end up in the High Arctic? Well, scientists have known for a long time, turns out, even before Natalia's discovery,
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Measuring the ocean’s...
data are everywhere we can use people's web searches to track flu outbreaks in different places around the world at different times satellite images provide real-time high-resolution image of mangroves and salt marshes and beach dunes globally that we can use to track
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What’s so great about...
Water slowly moves through its cul-de-sac shape and encounters the world's largest freshwater dunes, many wildlife species, and unique fossilized coral. To the east is Lake Huron, which has the longest shoreline. It's sparsely populated, but heavily forested,
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My creations, a new form...
And it always knows where it is on the beach. So it's very simple brain. It says, well, there's the sea, there are dunes, and I'm here. So it's a sort of imagination of the simple world of the beach animal. Thank you.
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5 Reasons Ants Are...
this must be the easiest place in the world to get lost i'm in the great sea of sand in the eastern sahara behind me to the south wave upon wave of dunes stretch for hundreds of miles it will be hard to imagine
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The journey to Pluto,...
Those observations have revealed a delightfully varied world, with ground fogs, high altitude hazes, possible clouds, canyons, towering mountains, faults, craters, polar caps, glaciers, apparent dune fields,
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Jewel of Namibia PIPE Nat...
and piles up the dune gradually moves over time this is pretty typical weather along the coast the island in the background had a great colony of gannets which our guide said we could easily
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Anupam Mishra: The...
a kind of false catchment. The desert is there, sand dunes, some small field. And this is all big raised platform. You can notice the small holes the water will fall on this catchment,
Video examples
The Curious Life of a...
you know sand dune we would get stuck. But the reality is that the rover would sort of float over it. But we were freaked out, for a little while. So, we did some testing. And then we decided to go. But we didn't decide to go all at once. We put a toe in and then put another toe in, we drove up to the top and looked over and then we drove back. Then we said, "Okay, go."
Video examples
George Steinmetz: Seeing...
Gobi and he told me about this area of the of the Gobi called the body and Juran has the tallest sand dunes in the world but most unusual are the dunes are separated by lakes and that this was really weird like why aren't the lakes filled up with sand to get an area like this what's really tricky physically it was difficult but politically it was
Video examples
You have no idea where...
has a big old hump on its back for storing water for those long desert treks, has big, broad feet to help it tromp over sand dunes. So how on earth would one of these guys end up in the High Arctic? Well, scientists have known for a long time, turns out, even before Natalia's discovery,
Video examples
Measuring the ocean’s...
data are everywhere we can use people's web searches to track flu outbreaks in different places around the world at different times satellite images provide real-time high-resolution image of mangroves and salt marshes and beach dunes globally that we can use to track
Video examples
What’s so great about...
Water slowly moves through its cul-de-sac shape and encounters the world's largest freshwater dunes, many wildlife species, and unique fossilized coral. To the east is Lake Huron, which has the longest shoreline. It's sparsely populated, but heavily forested,
Video examples
My creations, a new form...
And it always knows where it is on the beach. So it's very simple brain. It says, well, there's the sea, there are dunes, and I'm here. So it's a sort of imagination of the simple world of the beach animal. Thank you.
Video examples
5 Reasons Ants Are...
this must be the easiest place in the world to get lost i'm in the great sea of sand in the eastern sahara behind me to the south wave upon wave of dunes stretch for hundreds of miles it will be hard to imagine
Video examples
The journey to Pluto,...
Those observations have revealed a delightfully varied world, with ground fogs, high altitude hazes, possible clouds, canyons, towering mountains, faults, craters, polar caps, glaciers, apparent dune fields,
Video examples
Jewel of Namibia PIPE Nat...
and piles up the dune gradually moves over time this is pretty typical weather along the coast the island in the background had a great colony of gannets which our guide said we could easily
Video examples
Anupam Mishra: The...
a kind of false catchment. The desert is there, sand dunes, some small field. And this is all big raised platform. You can notice the small holes the water will fall on this catchment,
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Magnus Larsson
Swedish Athlete
One billion grains of sand come into existence in the world each second. That's a cyclical process. As rocks and mountains die, grains of sand are born. Some of those grains may then cement naturally into sandstone. And as the sandstone weathers, new grains break free. Some of those grains may then accumulate on a massive scale, into a sand dune.
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Theo Jansen
Dutch Artist
I think the Netherlands will become one big city at a point. It is inevitable when you live in a country with so many people. You cannot afford to leave nature as it is. Some people believe that the dunes should be left in their original state, but I think it's strange to let things become how they were 500 years ago.
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P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
Tel Aviv is new, built on the sand dunes north of Jaffa in the 1890s, about the same time Miami was founded. The cities bear a resemblance in size, site, climate, and architecture, which ranges from the bland to the fancifully bland.
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Jim Sturgess
English Actor
As you wake up to sort of Morocco coming to life, and you drive a two hour journey through the desert as the sun is rising over the sand dunes... I saw landscapes and visual stuff that I'll never forget. It was special.
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Ronda Rousey
American Athlete
That's the thing I'm worst at: resting. I have to be forced to do it. Sometimes I think of loopholes. 'Oh, I'm just going for a walk, up a dune that's 45 degrees, but I'm walking, so it's not a workout.
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Lynn Davies
British Athlete
Success in sport is based on you thinking you are doing something to gain that edge, but if I wanted that little bit extra, I would go and run up sand dunes at Merthyr Mawr.
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Joe Biden
American President
We Americans think, in every country in transition, there's a Thomas Jefferson hiding behind some rock or a James Madison beyond one sand dune.
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Kristin Scott Thomas
English Actress
There's something incredibly sexy about sand and sweat and dunes photographed like women's backs.
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Borns
American Musician
I grew up with a big backyard that led to the sand dunes of Lake Michigan.
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Robby Gordon
American Driver
We love to race in the sand dunes in Glamis.
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Magnus Larsson
Swedish Athlete
One billion grains of sand come into existence in the world each second. That's a cyclical process. As rocks and mountains die, grains of sand are born. Some of those grains may then cement naturally into sandstone. And as the sandstone weathers, new grains break free. Some of those grains may then accumulate on a massive scale, into a sand dune.
Quote examples
Theo Jansen
Dutch Artist
I think the Netherlands will become one big city at a point. It is inevitable when you live in a country with so many people. You cannot afford to leave nature as it is. Some people believe that the dunes should be left in their original state, but I think it's strange to let things become how they were 500 years ago.
Quote examples
P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
Tel Aviv is new, built on the sand dunes north of Jaffa in the 1890s, about the same time Miami was founded. The cities bear a resemblance in size, site, climate, and architecture, which ranges from the bland to the fancifully bland.
Quote examples
Jim Sturgess
English Actor
As you wake up to sort of Morocco coming to life, and you drive a two hour journey through the desert as the sun is rising over the sand dunes... I saw landscapes and visual stuff that I'll never forget. It was special.
Quote examples
Ronda Rousey
American Athlete
That's the thing I'm worst at: resting. I have to be forced to do it. Sometimes I think of loopholes. 'Oh, I'm just going for a walk, up a dune that's 45 degrees, but I'm walking, so it's not a workout.
Quote examples
Lynn Davies
British Athlete
Success in sport is based on you thinking you are doing something to gain that edge, but if I wanted that little bit extra, I would go and run up sand dunes at Merthyr Mawr.
Quote examples
Joe Biden
American President
We Americans think, in every country in transition, there's a Thomas Jefferson hiding behind some rock or a James Madison beyond one sand dune.
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Kristin Scott Thomas
English Actress
There's something incredibly sexy about sand and sweat and dunes photographed like women's backs.
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Borns
American Musician
I grew up with a big backyard that led to the sand dunes of Lake Michigan.
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Robby Gordon
American Driver
We love to race in the sand dunes in Glamis.
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