chinook plural
Chi·nook
The plural form of chinook is chinooks
C cDefinitions
- noun plural chinook a member of a formerly numerous North American Indian people originally inhabiting the northern shore of the mouth of the Columbia River and the adjacent territory. 1
- noun plural chinook either of the two languages of the Chinook Indians. Compare Lower Chinook, Upper Chinook. 1
- noun plural chinook (lowercase) a warm, dry wind that blows at intervals down the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. 1
- noun plural chinook (lowercase) chinook salmon. 1
- noun plural chinook a U.S. Army cargo helicopter in service since 1962 and capable of ferrying 12 tons of supplies and troops. 1