Chinook
noun
a member of a formerly numerous North American Indian people originally inhabiting the northern shore of the mouth of the Columbia River and the adjacent territory.
Chinooks
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pluralof Chinook.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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A subsequent review by Lord Philip set out "numerous concerns" raised by those who worked on the Chinooks.
From BBC ● May 25, 2025
For example, the maps highlight a hotspot for Chinooks gathering in the Bering Sea.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 16, 2024
Wayne Coulson, chief executive of Coulson Aviation, said the Chinooks are the industry’s most powerful CH-47 firefighting helicopters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2023
Chinooks were the aircraft used to evacuate U.S. embassy personnel from Sudan in April.
From Washington Times ● May 11, 2023
Some of the Willamettes, like the Chinooks, practised canoe burial, but the greater part laid their dead in huts, as did also the Klickitats and the Cascades.
From The Bridge of the Gods A Romance of Indian Oregon. 19th Edition. by Frederic Homer Balch
