Chinook
WordNet
noun
(1) Large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning
(2) A Penutian language spoken by the Chinook
(3) Pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon
(4) A member of an important North American Indian people who controlled the mouth of the Columbia river; they were organized into settlements rather than tribes
(5) A warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies
WiktionaryText
Noun
- The name given to the descending, warm, dry wind on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains. The chinook generally blows from the southwest, but its direction may be modified by topography. When it sets in after a spell of intense cold, the temperature may rise by 20°F to 40°F in 15 minutes due to replacement of a cold air mass with a much warmer air mass in minutes.