Chinook
Definition of Chinook
Chi`nook´
n.
1.
(Ethnol.)
One
of
a
tribe
of
North
American
Indians
now
living
in
the
state
of
Washington
,
noted
for
the
custom
of
flattening
their
skulls
.
Chinooks
also
called
Flathead
Indians
.
2.
A
warm
westerly
wind
from
the
country
of
the
Chinooks
,
sometimes
experienced
on
the
slope
of
the
Rocky
Mountains
,
in
Montana
and
the
adjacent
territory
.
3.
A
jargon
of
words
from
various
languages
(
the
largest
proportion
of
which
is
from
that
of
the
Chinooks
)
generally
understood
by
all
the
Indian
tribes
of
the
northwestern
territories
of
the
United
States
.
Related Words
air
current
,
chinook
wind
,
current
of
air
,
snow
eater
,
wind
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