foehn
noun[singular]
(alsoFoehn,föhn,Föhn)uk/fɜːn/us/fɜːn/awarm,drywindthatblowsfrom thesouthof amountainrange,especiallythe Alps:
(尤指从阿尔卑斯山脉南部吹来的温暖干燥的)焚风The foehn can be aprobleminskiresorts.焚风可能是滑雪场面临的一个问题。
The foehnwindbringsMediterraneanwarmthdown from the Gotthard inspring.春天,焚风从哥达带来地中海的温暖。
- The Jura had norealsnowbelow 1100mdueto the foehn.
- Thebusesgetextremelyhotwhen the foehnwindblowsin from Laos.
- Bauenenjoysanunexpectedlymildclimatethankstoitsopennessto the Foehnwind.
Wind & winds
- air pocket
- airstream
- anemometer
- blast
- blowy
- breeze
- chinook
- dust devil
- hurricane
- jet stream
- prevailing
- sigh
- sirocco
- sou'wester
- squall
- the Coriolis effect
- tornado
- weathercock
- westerly
- windless