foehn

foehn

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

Origin of foehn

German dialect, dialectal föhn from Middle High German phönne from Old High German fonno from Late Latin an unverified form faunjo from Classical Latin Favonius, west wind: see favonian

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foehn

also föhn

noun

A warm dry wind coming off the lee slopes of a mountain range, especially off the northern slopes of the Alps.

Origin of foehn

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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also föhn (fœn, fān)

A warm, dry, and often strong wind coming off the lee slopes of a mountain range, especially off the northern slopes of the Alps. A foehn is a katabatic wind that warms as it descends because it has dropped its moisture before crossing the mountain range and is put under greater atmospheric pressure as it moves downward. Various local names are also used for foehns (such as chinook in the Rocky Mountain regions). A foehn can cause sudden and dramatic increases in the temperature—from 10° to 20°C (50° to 68°F) in a few minutes—which can cause snow to melt rapidly and even trigger flooding.

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