English Explanatory Dictionary

dune

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A ridge or hill of sand piled up by currents of wind or water.

Pronunciation

/djuːn/ /d͡ʒuːn/ en-uk-dune.ogg /dun/ /dɪu̯n/

Word forms

dune dunes

Etymology

Partly from a dialectal form of down; and partly from French dune (from Old French dune), or from Middle Dutch dūne (modern Dutch duin), or from Middle Low German dûne; all ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *dūn, *dūnā, probably from Proto-Celtic *dūnom (“stronghold, rampart”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰuHnom (“enclosure”), from *dʰewh₂- (“to finish, come full circle”). Doublet of down (which see).

Synonyms

sand dune sand-dune

Antonyms

dyke dike

Related words

duned

Derived words

antidune dunal dune buggy dune coon dune cricket dunefield dunefoot duneland duneless dunelet dunelike dunesand dunescape dunetop Duneverse duney duny foredune ice dune interdune Pajaro Dunes palaeodune paleodune river dune
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