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# dune

noun (dune, dunes)

«dune» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A dune is a hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind, in a desert or near the sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dune/#m1)

### In the lessons

In geography and science lessons, wind moves sand and builds dunes; dunes slowly move and change shape. On beach trips, dunes protect the land from the sea, so we stay on paths. Phrases: «sand dune», «sand dunes», «behind the dunes».

### Examples

- We climbed the sand dunes behind the beach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dune/#x1)
- The wind shapes the dunes in the desert. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dune/#x2)
- Please keep to the path to protect the dunes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dune/#x3)
- Camels walked slowly over the dunes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dune/#x4)
- Some dunes are taller than a house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dune/#x5)
- We rolled down the soft dune. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dune/#x6)
- Grass grows on the dunes and holds the sand in place. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dune/#x7)
- He went out and walked towards the dunes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dune/#x8)

### Note

Countable: «a dune», «dunes». Rhymes with «tune». Safety: digging deep tunnels in dunes or sand is dangerous — the sand can collapse. Not a number word.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dune» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dune/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dune» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dune.html) on Mova free.