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foredune

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foredune [′fȯr‚dün]
(geology)
A coastal dune or ridge that is parallel to the shoreline of a large lake or ocean and is stabilized by vegetation.


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The Foredune and South Dike roads will be open at 5 p.
The above estimate only accounts for the changes in the sand within the equilibrium profile and in the till cliff, and ignores the potential changes in the amount of sand in berms and foredunes.
``One of the problems we have had is the denudation of dunes,but by embedding trees in the foredunes, with some of the leafy parts and branches sticking out, they provide a barrier that catches the sand and helps the sand dunes to stabilise.
 
 
 
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