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foehn
also föhn (fœn, fān)n.
A warm dry wind coming off the lee slopes of a mountain range, especially off the northern slopes of the Alps.
[German Föhn, from Middle High German fœnne, from Old High German phōno, from Vulgar Latin *faōnius, from Latin favōnius, the west wind, from favēre, to be favorable.]
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foehn
(fɜːn; German føːn)n
(Physical Geography) meteorol a variant spelling of föhn
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foehn
or föhn
(feɪn; Ger. fœn)n.
a warm, dry wind descending a mountain, as on the north side of the Alps.
[1860–65; < German Föhn, Middle High German foenne, Old High German phōnno < Vulgar Latin *faōnius, for Latin Favōnius Favonius]
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foehn, föhn
a warm, dry wind that blows down the side of a mountain, as on the north side of the Alps.
See also: Wind-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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| Noun | 1. | foehn - a warm dry wind that blows down the northern slopes of the Alps air current, current of air, wind - air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere" |
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