sand dunes

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Sand-dunes, overgrown with artemisia scrub, extend to the margin of cultivation, leaving a well-defined line between the green cornfields and the barren sand.

From The Unveiling of Lhasa by Candler, Edmund

Sand-dunes of the Uruguay. —of the Pampas. —near Bahia Blanca. —of the Colorado. —of S. Cruz. —of Arica.

From Geological Observations on South America by Darwin, Charles

Sand-dunes in deserts or on coasts are unconsolidated arenaceous rock-masses.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various