sand dune

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The shifting sand dune system along that stretch of coast north of Aberdeen was regarded as one of the finest examples of its kind in the UK.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025

Kozicki told me about that experience as we both stood atop a sand dune at Surf Beach, just outside Lompoc, waiting for a different rocket to launch.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2025

You could not tell what was a sand dune and what was a snow mound.

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2025

"We were not expecting to find this detailed record from lizards in a desert sand dune deposit," said Woolley.

From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 2024

We carried the casket to a sand dune between The Shoe and the ocean, where Dad and Tom dug a shallow grave.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey