Synonyms for chinook
ʃɪˈnʊk, -ˈnuk, tʃɪ-chi·nook

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1. chinook, chinook wind, snow eaternoun

   a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies

   Synonyms:
   quinnat salmon, king salmon, chinook wind, chinook salmon, snow eater

2. Chinooknoun

   a member of an important North American Indian people who controlled the mouth of the Columbia river; they were organized into settlements rather than tribes

   Synonyms:
   quinnat salmon, king salmon, chinook wind, chinook salmon, snow eater

3. chinook salmon, chinook, king salmonnoun

   pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon

   Synonyms:
   quinnat salmon, king salmon, chinook salmon, snow eater, chinook wind

4. Chinookan, Chinooknoun

   a Penutian language spoken by the Chinook

   Synonyms:
   quinnat salmon, king salmon, chinook wind, chinook salmon, snow eater

5. chinook, chinook salmon, king salmon, quinnat salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytschanoun

   large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning

   Synonyms:
   quinnat salmon, king salmon, chinook wind, chinook salmon, snow eater

Matched Categories

1. • Penutian
   • Salmon
   • Wind

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How to use chinook in a sentence?

1. Academy School District 20:

   Late Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, a student from Chinook Trail Middle School alleged teachers were taping face masks to students faces.

2. Ba Van Nguyen:

   If you hear a Chinook coming, get ready.

3. Academy School District 20:

   It’s sad that our world is coming to this and teachers would think it is OK. late Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, a student from Chinook Trail Middle School alleged teachers were taping face masks to students faces.

4. British Prime Minister David Cameron:

   The Chinook support contract represents significant value for money for what is a very capable and versatile support helicopter, protecting UK interests at home and abroad, this will sustain 450 jobs and save the taxpayer over 150 million pounds.

5. Joseph Bogaard:

   Fall Chinook returns are probably the brightest spot in the salmon story in the Columbia basin today, but we can't lose track of the fact that we have 13 stocks of fish in the basin listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act.