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foehn

/feɪn/

Translations

foehnadjective

/fəʊn/

/foʊn/

Used attributively before nouns, e.g., "foehn conditions".

Synonyms

foehnnoun

foehns

/feɪn/

The warm, dry wind known as the foehn can cause rapid snowmelt in the Alps.

Тёплый, сухой ветер, известный как фён, может вызвать быстрое таяние снега в Альпах.

Additional translations

Synonyms

foehn wind

Santa Ana

warm dry downslope wind

down-slope wind

downslope wind

föhn wind

foehnadjective

Relating to, resulting from, or characteristic of a foehn wind.

The region experienced foehn conditions that melted the snow overnight.

foehnnoun

A warm, dry wind descending the leeward side of a mountain range, often causing a rapid increase in temperature.

The sudden rise in temperature was attributed to the foehn blowing down from the mountains.