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foehn definition

foehn (fān; Ger fën)

noun

a warm, dry wind blowing down into the valleys of a mountain, esp. in the Alps

Etymology: Ger dial. föhn < MHG phönne < OHG fonno < LL *faunjo < L Favonius, west wind: see favonian

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