单词 | dune |
释义 | dune[ doon, dyoon ] / dun, dyun / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dune ON THESAURUS.COM nouna sand hill or sand ridge formed by the wind, usually in desert regions or near lakes and oceans. Origin of dune1780–90; <French, Old French <Middle Dutch dūna; cognate with down3 Words nearby duneDundee cake, dunder, dunderhead, Dundonian, dundrearies, dune, dune buggy, Dunedin, duneland, Dunfermline, dun fly Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for duneBritish Dictionary definitions for dunedune / (djuːn) / nouna mound or ridge of drifted sand, occurring on the sea coast and in deserts Word Origin for duneC18: via Old French from Middle Dutch dūne; see down ³ Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for dunedune [ dōōn ] A hill or ridge of wind-blown sand. Dunes are capable of moving by the motion of their individual grains but usually keep the same shape. See more at barchan dune draa longitudinal dune seif dune transverse dune. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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