foehn
IPA: fˈoʊn
noun
- A warm dry wind blowing down the north sides of the Alps, especially in Switzerland.
- (meteorology) A similar katabatic wind developing on the lee side of a mountain.
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Examples of "foehn" in Sentences
- Chinook and foehn wind in the United States.
- This is due to foehn wind from south and south east.
- The northwesterly wind in the South Island is a foehn wind.
- Although Foehn can be very strong, they are very localized.
- These characteristics are also aggravated by the foehn effect.
- Both areas are subject to the dry hot Zonda a kind of foehn wind .
- On the northern side Foehn wind is a frequent meteorological phenomenon.
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