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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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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