chinook
/ʃɪˈnʊk/
noun
- A warm, dry wind that blows down the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains, especially in winter and spring, often causing rapid snowmelt.
- The chinook melted the snow on the prairie in just a few hours.
- Farmers in Montana welcome the chinook because it clears the fields of snow.
- A sudden chinook raised the temperature from 10°F to 45°F overnight.
- A type of large, powerful salmon found in the Pacific Ocean and rivers of western North America, also called king salmon.
- We grilled fresh chinook for dinner last night.
- The hatchery releases thousands of young chinook into the river each spring.
- Chinook salmon are prized by anglers for their size and fighting ability.
- A member of a Native American people originally living along the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest.
- The Chinook have a rich tradition of storytelling and art.
- The Chinook were skilled traders and fishermen.
- Many Chinook today live in Oregon and Washington.