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barchan Definition

bar·chan (bär kän′, bär′kän′)

noun

a crescent-shaped sand dune formed in certain inland desert regions, with the convex side facing into the wind

Etymology: Russ barkhan

barchan Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

dune: Looking northeast from Halley's Simpson building: the Sodar antenna on a snow mound and barchan snow dunes Brief History of Atmospheric Acoustics.