variants or föhn
: a warm dry wind blowing down the side of a mountain

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The Diablo and Santa Ana winds, officially classified as a foehn wind condition, are an age-old meteorological phenomenon. Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

German Föhn

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of foehn was in 1861

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“Foehn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foehn. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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foehn

noun
variants or föhn
: a warm dry wind blowing down the side of a mountain

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