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Fohn

noun
1.
A warm dry wind that blows down the northern slopes of the Alps.  Synonym: foehn.





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"Fohn" Quotes from Famous Books



... loose! "When," says Muller, in his History of Switzerland, "the wind called the Fohn is high, the navigation of the lake becomes extremely dangerous. Such is its vehemence, that the laws of the country require that the fires shall be extinguished in the houses while it lasts, and the night watches are doubled. The inhabitants ...
— Wilhelm Tell - Title: William Tell • Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller


Words linked to "Fohn" :   wind, current of air, foehn, air current


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