Meaning Of The Word Fohn
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What's The Definition Of Fohn?
föhn in American English
noun: a warm, dry wind descending a mountain, as on the north side of the Alps fohn in British English noun: a warm dry wind blowing down the northern slopes of the Alps. It originates as moist air blowing from the Mediterranean, rising on reaching the Alps and cooling at the saturated adiabatic lapse rate, and descending on the leeward side, warming at the dry noun: type of warm dry wind |
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