dune

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-008732",
  "term": "dune",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A hill or ridge of wind-deposited sand.\n\n2. A low mound, ridge, bank, or hill of loose, wind-blown material such as sand; capable of movement from place to place but typically retaining a characteristic shape; may be either bare or covered with vegetation.\n\n3. A usually asymmetrical hill of wind-deposited sand.\n\n4. An active accumulation of sand (formed by wind action) with some elevation; dunes occur on a beach or further inland.\n\n5. Low mound, ridge, bank, or hill of loose, wind-blown material such as sand; capable of movement from place to place but typically retaining a characteristic shape; may be either bare or covered with vegetation.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Nearshore Terrestrial Ecosystems Glossary",
    "Coastal Sensitivity to Sea-level Rise Glossary and Acronyms",
    "USGS Geology in the Parks Glossary",
    "Federal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012",
    "Coastal Sensitivity Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/dune/"
}