chinook

noun

1. (Canada, US)The descending, warm, dry wind on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains that generally blows from the southwest and can rapidly increase the temperature due to the much warmer air it brings.
2. The chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha).
3. A member of 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.”

4. (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of chinook

name

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.

   “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 city, the county seat of Blaine County, Montana, United States.
4. The Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter.