OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 9041

dune

/djuːn/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
duna • médano • mégano
A ridge or hill of sand piled up by currents of wind or water.
Heavy line segments (lengthened for clarity) indicate locations of deep-sea dunes.
In the early 2000s, space probes [confirmed Mars as] having dunes […] Their shapes are identical to their Saharan cousins', but they are ten times bigger. In contrast, underwater d…
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