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FOHN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fohn mean?
• FOHN (noun)
The noun FOHN has 1 sense:
1. a warm dry wind that blows down the northern slopes of the Alps
Familiarity information: FOHN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A warm dry wind that blows down the northern slopes of the Alps
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Synonyms:
foehn; fohn
Hypernyms ("fohn" is a kind of...):
air current; current of air; wind (air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure)
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