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Chi⋅nook

  [shi-nook, -nook, chi-]
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–noun, plural -nooks, (especially collectively) -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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chi·nook   (shĭ-nŏŏk', chĭ-)   
n.  

  1. A moist warm wind blowing from the sea in coastal regions of the Pacific Northwest.

  2. A warm dry wind that descends from the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains, causing a rapid rise in temperature.


[Short for Chinook wind.]
Chi·nook   (shĭ-nŏŏk', chĭ-)   
n.   pl. Chinook or Chi·nooks

    1. A Native American people formerly inhabiting the lower Columbia River valley and adjoining coastal regions of Washington and Oregon, now located in western Washington. The Chinook traded widely throughout the Pacific Northwest.

    2. A member of this people.

    3. The Chinookan language of the Chinook.

    4. Any of various Chinookan-speaking peoples formerly inhabiting the Columbia River valley eastward to The Dalles and now located in southern Washington and northern Oregon.

    5. A member of any of these peoples.

    1. Any of various Chinookan-speaking peoples formerly inhabiting the Columbia River valley eastward to The Dalles and now located in southern Washington and northern Oregon.

    2. A member of any of these peoples.


[Chehalis (Salishan language of western Washington) c'inúk.]
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chinook   (shĭ-nk', chĭ-)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. A moist, warm wind blowing from the sea in coastal regions of the Pacific Northwest.

  2. A warm, dry wind descending from the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains, causing a rapid rise in temperature. These winds often melt snow quite rapidly, at times at a rate of up to a foot per hour. See also foehn.


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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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