sand dune

English

Noun

sand dune (plural sand dunes)

(geology) A large, semi-permanent mound of windblown sand, held together by specialized plants, common along seashores and in deserts.

Synonyms

dune

Translations

mound of windblown sand

Chinese:
Mandarin: 沙丘 (zh) (shāqiū)
Finnish: hiekkadyyni
French: dune de sable f
German: Wanderdüne (de) f
Hungarian: homokdűne (hu)
Korean: 둔치 (dunchi), 모래톱 (moraetop), 사구 (ko) (砂丘, sagu)
Maori: tāhuahua

Norwegian:
Bokmål: sanddyne (no) m

Nynorsk: sanddyne f
Portuguese: duna de areia f
Russian: песчаная дю́на f (pesčanaja djúna)
Spanish: duna de arena f
Swedish: sanddyn c

Anagrams

dunesand, unsadden, unsanded

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