Definition
Warm, dry winds that blow down the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains, often melting snow and raising temperatures rapidly.
Etymology
Named after the Chinook people of the Pacific Northwest, whose territory experienced these distinctive winds. The term was borrowed by settlers and extended to describe the meteorological phenomenon.
Kelly Says
A chinook wind can raise temperatures 40°F in just hours—so powerful that it can erase a foot of snow in days, which is why early settlers thought it was almost magical!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
chiniikann
chi-ni-i-kan
ARالعربية
تشينوك
tʃi-nu-k
CACatalà
chinooks
chi-no-oks
CSČeština
chinooks
chi-no-oks
DADansk
chinooks
chi-no-oks
DEDeutsch
Chinooks
chi-no-oks
ELΕλληνικά
τσίνουκ
chi-noo-k
ESEspañol
chinooks
chi-no-oks
FISuomi
chinooks
chi-no-oks
FRFrançais
chinooks
chi-no-oks
HAHA
chiniikann
chi-ni-i-kan
HEעברית
צ'ינוקים
chi-noo-kim
HUMagyar
chinooks
chi-no-oks
IDBahasa Indonesia
chinooks
chi-no-oks
ITItaliano
chinooks
chi-no-oks
JA日本語
チヌーク族
chi-nu-ku-zoku
KKKK
шынуктар
shi-nu-ktar
MSBahasa Melayu
chinooks
chi-no-oks
MYမြန်မာ
ချိုနူက
chi-no-o-ku
NLNederlands
chinooks
chi-no-oks
NONorsk
chinooks
chi-no-oks
PLPolski
chinooks
chi-no-oks
PTPortuguês
chinooks
chi-no-oks
RORomână
chinooks
chi-no-oks
RUРусский
чинуки
chi-nu-ki
SVSvenska
chinooks
chi-no-oks
SWKiswahili
chinooks
chi-no-oks
TAதமிழ்
சின்னுக்
ci-nu-kk
TEతెలుగు
చినుకులు
chi-nu-ku-lu
THไทย
ชนเผ่าชิโนค
chon phao chi-no-k
TRTürkçe
chinooks
chi-no-oks
UKУкраїнська
чинуки
chi-nu-ki
VITiếng Việt
chinooks
chi-no-oks