Chinook
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noun, plural Chi·nooks ( especially collectively ) Chi·nook.
1.
a member of a formerly numerous North American Indian people originally inhabiting the northern shore of the mouth of the Columbia River and the adjacent territory.
2.
either of the two languages of the Chinook Indians. Compare Lower Chinook, Upper Chinook.
3.
( lowercase ) a warm, dry wind that blows at intervals down the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains.
4.
( lowercase ) chinook salmon.
5.
a U.S. Army cargo helicopter in service since 1962 and capable of ferrying 12 tons of supplies and troops.
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chinook (tʃɪˈnuːk, -ˈnʊk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Also called: snow eater a warm dry southwesterly wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains |
| 2. | Also called: wet chinook a warm moist wind blowing onto the Washington and Oregon coasts from the sea |
| [C19: from Salish c`inuk] | |
| Chinook (tʃɪˈnuːk, -ˈnʊk) | |
| —n , -nook, -nooks | |
| 1. | a Native American people of the Pacific coast near the Columbia River |
| 2. | the language of this people, probably forming a separate branch of the Penutian phylum |
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Word Origin & History
Chinook
name for a group of related native people in the Columbia River region of Washington and Oregon, from Salishan /činuk/, name of a village site. Name also extended to a type of salmon (1851) and warm spring wind. Chinook jargon was a mish-mash of native, French, and English words once used as a lingua
franca in the Pacific Northwest, and it is the earliest attested use of the word (1840).
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
chinook  (shĭ-n k', chĭ-) Pronunciation Key
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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chinook
warm, dry wind descending the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains, primarily in winter. Winds of the same kind occur in other parts of the world and are known generally as foehns (q.v.).
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Another weather phenomenon, known as the chinook wind, happens in the autumn.
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