English

Proper noun

Chinook

1. A Native American language of the Penutian family of Oregon and Washington.
2. Chinook Jargon, a pidgin trade language of the Pacific Northwest composed primarily of words from Chinook proper, English, and French, with some borrowings from other languages.
   • 1941, Emily Carr, Klee Wyck, Chapter 1,

     The Missionary's address rolled on in choppy Chinook, undertoned by a gentle voice from the back of the room which told Tanook in pure Indian words what he was to do.

3. A Native American people whose traditional tribal grounds were along the lower and middle Columbia River.

   The Chinook sent a hunting party to the south.

Noun

Chinook ‎(plural Chinooks)

1. A member of this Native American people.
2. Alternative letter-case form of chinook

English

Noun

chinook ‎(plural chinooks)

1. (Canada, physics, meteorology) The descending, warm, dry wind on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains. The chinook generally blows from the southwest, but its direction may be modified by topography. When it sets in after a spell of intense cold, the temperature may rise by 20–40°F in 15 minutes due to replacement of a cold air mass with a much warmer air mass in minutes.
2. The chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha).

Translations

See also

• foehn

References

Source: FM 3-6 Field Behavior of NBC Agents.