yardang.

An elongated ridge shaped by wind erosion, often aligned with the prevailing wind.

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Words that belong together

• elongated yardang
• yardang field

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An elongated yardang cast a narrow shadow across the dust.

The yardang field forced the rover to follow channels between the ridges.

Usage notes

Primary category: environment. Forms: Singular yardang; plural yardangs. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.