Chinook Definition
shĭ-no͝ok, chĭ-
chinooks
noun
chinooks
A moist warm wind blowing from the sea in coastal regions of the Pacific Northwest.
American Heritage
A Chinook salmon.
American Heritage
The warm, dry wind blowing intermittently down the east side of the Rockies during the winter and early spring, which causes the rapid thawing of snow.
Webster's New World
Either of two languages spoken by this people, Lower Chinook, now extinct, and Upper Chinook, still spoken in Oregon and Washington.
Webster's New World
A member of a North American Indian people of the Columbia River valley and adjacent regions.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- snow-eater
- chinook-wind
- king salmon
- chinook-salmon
- chinookan
- Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
- quinnat salmon
pronoun
(uncountable) A Native American language of the Penutian family of Oregon and Washington.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Chinook
Noun
Singular:
chinook
Plural:
chinooksOrigin of Chinook
Chehalis (Salishan language of western Washington) c'inúk
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
After the Chinook
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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