Definitions
Ridge or hill of sand shaped by wind.
Word origin
Partly from a dialectal form of down; and partly from Dutch duin (from Middle Dutch dune) or from Middle Low German dûne; all ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *dūn, *dūnā, of uncertain origin; possibly from Proto-Celtic *dūnom (“stronghold, rampart”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰuHnom (“enclosure”), from *dʰewh₂- (“to finish, come full circle”). Doublet of down (which see).
Used in a sentence
“Heavy line segments (lengthened for clarity) indicate locations of deep-sea dunes.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Sand ridge”4 letters
02“Wind-shaped sand hill”4 letters
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