dune
/djuːn/noun
A ridge or hill of sand piled up by currents of wind or water.
Example sentence
- “Gilles crossed the dunes.”
Related words
marshAn area of low, wet land, often with tall grass or herbaceous plants.sandRock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in construction.wetlandLand that is covered mostly with water, with occasional marshy and soggy areas.gravelSmall fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railways, and as ballast.lakeA large, landlocked stretch of water or similar liquid.boulderA large mass of stone detached from the surrounding land.