duned

English

Etymology

dune +‎ -ed

Adjective

duned (not comparable)

  1. (geology) Featuring or formed into dunes.
    • 1912, William Mumford Gregory, Geological report on Arenac County, Issue 11, page 76,
      The banks are duned and are nearly 40 feet above the lake.
    • 1971, Royal Astronomical Society, The Geophysical Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society‎, volume 22, page 153:
      These are related to positioning of the meter array on the form of the duned bed.
    • 1975, Joel S. Watkins, Michael L. Bottino, Marie Morisawa, Our Geological Environment, page 226,
      Duned coasts appear where sand accumulates on a beach faster than the waves can move the material alongshore.
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