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Rarechinook
The correct spelling is chinook.
How to pronounce chinook
noun
IPA: /tʃɪˈnuːk/
Say it like: Chi-noo-k
The correct spelling is 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…
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Definition
noun
- 1.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.
- 2.The chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha).
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