yardang
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- noun
- /ˈjɑrdæŋ/
- Specialized
- Wind and sand slowly shaped the yardang over thousands of years.
Examples
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Many yardangs can be found in the Sahara Desert.
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The explorers photographed a massive yardang rising above the desert floor.
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Scientists studied the unique structure of each yardang to learn about the region's climate history.
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The yardang stood tall against the blue sky.
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The yardangs stretched across the desert, shaped by centuries of wind erosion.
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We hiked along the yardang, admiring its unique, elongated form against the blue sky.
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The landscape featured impressive yardangs that caught the sunlight, revealing their intricate textures.
Synonyms
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A hill of sand that wind makes on a beach or in a desert
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3.2
A hill of sand that wind makes near a beach or in a desert
Surface Forms
Etymology
Yardang comes from a Turkic word used in Central Asia for the long ridges that wind and sand carve out of rock and dust, a kind of 'wind-carving' on the desert floor. So a yardang is a long, narrow ridge of rock or sand shaped by the wind.