noun
- a stone or rock that has been shaped, worn, or polished by wind-blown sand or dust
Usage: geological
Examples
- The geologist identified several ventifacts scattered across the desert floor.
- Wind erosion over thousands of years created these smooth ventifacts.
- The expedition collected ventifacts to study ancient wind patterns.
- These polished stones are ventifacts formed by sandblasting winds.
- The museum’s geology exhibit featured ventifacts from the Sahara Desert.
- Researchers use ventifacts to understand past climate conditions.