Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A long, sharp ridge of soft, clearly differentiated sediments rising between two troughs made by wind or water erosion and extending parallel to the direction of the wind or water flow.
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- noun A large wind-eroded mass of soft or poorly consolidated rock in a
desert region which lies parallel to the prevailing winds, often with an unusual shape.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From Uigur yardïn, ablative of yar, ridge, steep bank, or of kindred Turkic origin.]
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From Turkic yardang.
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