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FOHN

\fˈə͡ʊn], \fˈə‍ʊn], \f_ˈəʊ_n]\

Definitions of FOHN

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

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By Princeton University

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

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By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Hot southerly wind in the Alps. [German]

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

[Ger.] In Switzerland, the moist south wind of spring ; the L. Favonius (Horace, Od. I. iv.). See Pan.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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