chinook
chinook wind
snow eater

It has this special name in North America where it is associated with the Chinook wind.

Conversely, air flow from the southwest results in "Chinook wind".

True to its name, the community is windy throughout the fall and winter as the warm Chinook winds blow up the valley.

Occasional Chinook winds bring rapid warm-ups.

Someone had told us that the change was due to the Chinook winds, which can raise the temperatures by 40 or 50 degrees in just one day.

The region benefits from a comfortable, semi-arid climate, with generally dry, hot summers and cold, sunny winters interspersed with warm Chinook winds.

Evidence for effects from Chinook winds remain anecdotal.

For twenty-four hours the Chinook wind blew, and in that twenty-four hours the snow was diminished fully a foot in depth.

Plants can be visibly brought out of dormancy by persistent Chinook winds, or have their hardiness reduced even if they appear to be remaining dormant.

Before these Winter Games ever began, some southerners at heart prayed for a Chinook wind to warm up the Alberta prairie.