"foredune" meaning in English

See foredune in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: foredunes [plural]
Etymology: From fore- + dune. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|fore|dune}} fore- + dune Head templates: {{en-noun}} foredune (plural foredunes)
  1. (geography) A kind of dune ridge that runs parallel to the shore of a body of water. Categories (topical): Geography

Inflected forms

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