sand glacier

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sand glacier [′san ‚glā·shər]

(geology)

An accumulation of sand that is blown up the side of a hill or mountain and through a pass or saddle, and then spread out on the opposite side to form a wide, fan-shaped plain.

A horizontal plateau of sand terminated by a steep talus slope.

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