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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Foehn \Foehn\, n. [G. dial. (Swiss), fr L. Favonius west wind. Cf {Favonian}.] (Meteor.) a A warm dry wind that often blows in the northern valleys of the Alps, due to the indraught of a storm center passing over Central Europe. The wind, heated by compression in its descent from the mountains, reaches the base, particularly in winter, dry and warm. b Any similar wind, as the chinook, in other parts of the world. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: foehn n : a warm dry wind that blows down the northern slopes of the Alps [syn: {fohn}]
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