chinooks

1. a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the RockiesSynonyms: chinook, chinook wind, snow eater

2. a member of an important North American Indian people who controlled the mouth of the Columbia river; they were organized into settlements rather than tribesSynonyms: Chinook

3. pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmonSynonyms: chinook, chinook salmon, king salmon

4. a Penutian language spoken by the ChinookSynonyms: Chinook, Chinookan

5. large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawningSynonyms: Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, chinook, chinook salmon, king salmon, quinnat salmon