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1. (n.) foehn
a warm, dry wind descending a mountain, as on the north side of the Alps.

Etymology: (1860–65; < G Föhn, MHG foenne, OHG phōnno < VL *faōnius, for L FavōniusFavonius)

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1. (noun) fohn, foehn
a warm dry wind that blows down the northern slopes of the Alps

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