ventifact
nounEtymology Blend of vent (“wind”) + artifact (“an object shaped or created by some process or agency”) from French vent from Latin ventus
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A pebble or little stone shaped and polished by wind-blown sand.
- Stones splintered by fire, or faceted by sandstorms (ventifacts or dreikanters) are occasionally mistaken for the work of man.1949, Kenneth Page Oakley, Man the Tool-Maker:
- Synonyms
- windkanter
- Related terms
- yardang