sand dune

noun

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

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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, 1 June 2025 This is the sand dune landscape as reinterpreted as reinterpreted through the eyes of an artist or a sculpture. Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025 In August 1973, three children who regularly played atop the East Coast’s tallest active sand dune system spied a bulldozer that hadn’t been there before. Amy Brecount White, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2025 The sandy soil moves due to wind, like a sand dune. Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025 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 21 Jul. 2025.

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