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barchan
bar·chan [ br kn ] (plural bar·chans)


noun 
Definition:
 
crescent-shaped sand dune: a crescent-shaped sand dune in which the tips of the crescent point in the direction of dune movement
[Late 19th century. < Turkic barkhan]
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