foehn.
/feyn; German fœn/US // feɪn; German fœn //UK // (fɜːn, German føːn) //
箔,罚款,泡沫,箔的
Definitions
n.noun · 名词
- 1.
- ›a warm, dry wind descending a mountain, as on the north side of the Alps.
Examples
Such a rise in temperature due to compression is a well-known phenomenon, referred to as the Foehn effect.
The windward slopes may be very rainy, while neighboring leeward slopes are parched by a dry foehn wind.
It is a disagreeable freak of nature, and half the people are ill when the Foehn wind blows.
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