chinooks

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A form of chinook — The descending, warm, dry wind on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains that generally blows from the southwest and can rapidly increase the temperature due to the much warmer air it brings.

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Meanings

chinooks1

noun
  1. pluralplural of chinook

Chinooks2

noun
  1. pluralplural of Chinook
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APA

chinooks. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chinooks

MLA

“chinooks.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chinooks. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chinooks,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chinooks.

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