Crossword-Solution: FOEHN
We have 11 clues for the answer “FOEHN”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Downslope Alpine wind that threatens climbers | 1 answer |
| Dry Alpine wind | 1 answer |
| Warm dry wind | 1 answer |
| Warm Alpine wind | 2 answers |
| Warm, dry Alpine wind | 2 answers |
| Mountain wind | 3 answers |
| warm wind type | 3 answers |
| wind type warm | 3 answers |
| A WARM DRY WIND THAT BLOWS DOWN THE NORTHERN SLOPES OF THE ALPS | 10 answers |
| Alpine wind | 11 answers |
| WIND, type of | 47 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included
within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or
a triangle.
Hint 2 anagram
AARE
Hint 3 another clue
CERTAIN BRAIN SIZE
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Sentences with FOEHN (5)
Such a rise in temperature due to compression is a well-known phenomenon, referred to as the Foehn effect.
Foehn effect Food, for sledging journey, dietetics; rations; items; table of supplies Fram, dog ......voyage of the Franklin, dog Freshfield, Cape Fuller, Messrs.
The wind returned, like a hurricane now,--the _foehn_ of the spring, with its burning breath warming the still sleeping, chilly earth, the _foehn_ which melts the ice and gathers fruitful rains.
The winters, although cold, are not characterized by a heavy snowfall, and even in midwinter the warm dry _chinook_ winds, as they are termed, similar to the _foehn_ winds of Switzerland, frequently cause the snow to disappear and leave the brown plateau surfaces free for grazing.
The chinook winds are the counterpart of the _foehn_ winds of Switzerland, and are explained on the principle that descending air is made more dense by the increased pressure to which it is subjected, and its temperature correspondingly raised, its capacity for moisture being at the same time increased on account of its rise in temperature.
Quotes with FOEHN (1)
Hot, dry katabatic winds, like the south foehn in Europe, the sharav in the Middle East, and the Santa Ana of Southern California, are all believed to have a decided effect on human behavior and are associated with such health problems as migraines, depression, lethargy, and moodiness. Some scientists say that this is a myth.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Boston Globe, CrosSynergy, NYT, Universal.
Used 13 times in crossword archives (1975–2018).