chinook Meaning and Definition

1. n. large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning

2. n. a Penutian language spoken by the Chinook

3. n. pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon

4. n. a member of an important North American Indian people who controlled the mouth of the Columbia river; they were organized into settlements rather than tribes

5. n. a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies