A large, crescent-shaped dune lying at right angles to the prevailing wind and having a steep, concave leeward side with the crescent tips pointing downwind.TopDefinitionsQuizzesExamplesbarchandune[bär-kän′]NewWordListWordListSaveThisWord!Alarge,crescent-shapeddunelyingatrightanglestotheprevailingwindandhavingasteep,concaveleewardsidewiththecrescenttipspointingdownwind.Barchandunesformonflat,hardsurfaceswherethesandsupplyislimited.Theycanreachheightsofupto30m(98ft)andwidthsof350m(1,148ft).Seeillustrationatdune.QUIZZESPROVEYOURPOETICPROWESSWITHTHISQUIZONPOETRYTERMSShallwecomparethisquiztoasummer'sday?Probablynot,butitisafunquesttoseehowinformedyouareonawiderangeofpoetryterms.Question1of7Thistermmeansthe"arrangementofwordsinregularlymeasured,patterned,orrhythmiclinesorverses."Whatisit?footmeterrhymeTAKETHEQUIZTOFINDOUTMeetGrammarCoachImproveYourWritingMeetGrammarCoachImproveYourWritingWordsnearbybarchanduneBarce,Barcelona,Barcelonachair,B.Arch.,barchan,barchandune,barchart,B.Arch.E.,BarchesterTowers,barchord,barclampTheAmericanHeritage®ScienceDictionaryCopyright©2011.PublishedbyHoughtonMifflinHarcourtPublishingCompany.Allrightsreserved.ExamplesentencesfromtheWebforbarchanduneWeluggedthebeachstuffontothebeach,avoidinganythingthatresembledadune.WhyIHateTheBeach|P.J.O’Rourke|July27,2014|DAILYBEASTHeevensaysinthedocumentarythatheneverreadDune;someonetoldhimitwasfantastic.‘Jodorowsky’sDune’andtheAllureoftheUnmadeMasterpiece|CarynJames|March19,2014|DAILYBEASTTheideawasmorefashionablein1975,whenAlejandroJodorowskywasplanninghisversionofthesci-finovelDune.‘Jodorowsky’sDune’andtheAllureoftheUnmadeMasterpiece|CarynJames|March19,2014|DAILYBEASTThewholeduneareainWainscottiswashedawayandthewatercameuptoMainStreet.HamptonsResidentsReelasSuperstormSandyRecedes|EmilyJ.Weitz|October31,2012|DAILYBEASTTheyclimbedanotherdune,andcameuponthegreatgrayseaatlowtide.KiplingStoriesandPoemsEveryChildShouldKnow,BookII|RudyardKiplingAndanotherfiveminutes,perhapsanotherten,hadslippedbybeforeTony'sh