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Dune vs Sandhill - What's the difference?

dune | sandhill |

As nouns the difference between dune and sandhill

is that dune is a ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind while sandhill is a dune.

As a proper noun Düne

is an island close to {{l/en|Heligoland}.

dune

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (geomorphology) A ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind.

    • Synonyms

    * sand dune, sand-dune

    Antonyms

    * dyke, dike

    Derived terms

    * dunesand

    Related terms

    * duned

    See also

    * thick, German dick cf. dyke (dike) * thin, German cf. dune (down)-->

    Anagrams

    * ----

    sandhill

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A dune.
  • *{{quote-news, 2009, January 16, Leo Schlink, Lleyton Hewitt at mercy of Open computer, Herald Sun citation
    • , passage=He resumed running in November, varying the workload by running in sandhills , on ovals and tennis courts
  • A sandhill crane, Grus canadensis .
  • *{{quote-book, 1997, Lynn M. Stone, Sandhill Cranes citation
    • , passage=Adult sandhills can be 4 to 5 feet tall.}}

    See also

    * (wikipedia "sandhill")