FOEHN

fohn, foehn

(noun) a warm dry wind that blows down the northern slopes of the Alps

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

foehn (plural foehns)

A warm dry wind blowing down the north sides of the Alps, especially in Switzerland.

(meteorology) A similar katabatic wind developing on the lee side of a mountain.

Anagrams

• hefon

Source: Wiktionary

Foehn, n. [G. dial. (Swiss), fr. L. Favonius west wind. Cf. Favonian.] (Meteor.) (a) A warm dry wind that often blows in the northern valleys of the Alps, due to the indraught of a storm center passing over Central Europe. The wind, heated by compression in its descent from the mountains, reaches the base, particularly in winter, dry and warm. (b) Any similar wind, as the chinook, in other parts of the world.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition