foehn

Noun

Meaning

a warm dry wind that blows down the northern slopes of the Alps

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

fohn hurricane barber blizzard chinook cyclone blast breeze solano fawn sirocco blowout capful hair dryer harmattan

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Hypernyms

wind current of air air current

Examples

For example, a foehn wind is a down-slope wind which occurs on the downwind side of a mountain range. Source: Internet

Southwesterly winds further warmed by foehn wind can give warm temperatures in narrow Norwegian fjords in winter; Tafjord has recorded 17.9 °C in January and Sunndal 18.9 °C in February. Source: Internet

In summer it is a little less rainy than the Pacific area but sometimes experiences extreme high temperatures due to the foehn wind phenomenon. Source: Internet

Southwesterly winds further warmed by foehn can give warm temperatures in narrow fjords in winter; Tafjord has recorded convert in January and Sunndal convert in February. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

foederatus foedus pacificum foefie slide foehnlike foehood foeless