dune

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdjuːn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dun, djun/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(do̅o̅n, dyo̅o̅n)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
dune /dun, dyun/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Geographya sand hill ridge formed by the wind, usually in deserts or near oceans:The dunes were eroding fast and would disappear.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
dune  (do̅o̅n, dyo̅o̅n),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a sand hill or sand ridge formed by the wind, usually in desert regions or near lakes and oceans.
  • Middle Dutch dūna; cognate with down3
  • French, Old French
  • 1780–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
dune / djuːn/
  1. a mound or ridge of drifted sand, occurring on the sea coast and in deserts
Etymology: 18th Century: via Old French from Middle Dutch dūne; see down3
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