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Chinook may refer to:


Languages

* Chinookan peoples, several groups of Indigenous people of the U.S. Pacific Northwest * Chinookan languages, a small family of languages spoken by Chinook peoples **
Lower Chinook Lower Chinook is a Chinookan language spoken at the mouth of the Columbia River on the west coast of North America. Dialects * Clatsop (Tlatsop) was spoken in northwestern Oregon around the mouth of the Columbia River and the Clatsop Plains ...
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Upper Chinook language Upper Chinook, endonym Kiksht, also known as Columbia Chinook, and Wasco-Wishram after its last surviving dialect, is a recently extinct language of the US Pacific Northwest. It had 69 speakers in 1990, of whom 7 were monolingual: five Wasco and ...
** Chinook Jargon, a nearly extinct American indigenous language *
Billy Chinook Billy Chinook was a chief and member of the Wasco-Wishram, Wasco tribe. Chinook was a guide for John C. Frémont and Kit Carson, who explored Central Oregon from 1843 to 1844 and from 1845 to 1847. Chinook also served as First sergeant, First Ser ...
(born c. 1827), a chief and member of the Wasco tribe


Places

* Chinook, Alberta, a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada ** Chinook (provincial electoral district) * Chinook, Montana, a city in Blaine County, Montana, U.S. *
Chinook, Washington Chinook is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pacific County, Washington, United States. The population was 457 at the 2000 census and increased to 466 at the 2010 census. History Chinook was the site of the first court in Pacific County in 185 ...
, a census-designated place in Pacific County, Washington, U.S *
Chinook (crater) Chinook may refer to: Languages * Chinookan peoples, several groups of Indigenous people of the U.S. Pacific Northwest * Chinookan languages, a small family of languages spoken by Chinook peoples **Lower Chinook **Upper Chinook language ** Chinoo ...
, on Mars *
Chinook Pass Chinook Pass (elevation 5430 ft./1656 m.) is a pass through the Cascade Range in the state of Washington. The pass is located on the crest of the Cascade Range, along a ridge between Yakima Peak to the northwest of the pass, and Naches Pea ...
, a pass through the Cascade Range in the Washington, U.S. *
Chinook Peak Chinook Peak is a summit located on the eastern border of Mount Rainier National Park. It is also on the shared border of Pierce County, Washington, Pierce County and Yakima County, Washington, Yakima County in Washington (U.S. state), Washingto ...
, a summit in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, U.S. *
Chinook Scenic Byway State Route 410 (SR 410, partially named the Chinook Scenic Byway, and also named the Stephen Mather Memorial Parkway) is a long state highway that traverses Pierce, King, and Yakima counties in the US state of Washington. It begin ...
, part of State Route 410 in Washington, U.S. *
Chinook oilfield Peregrino is an oil field (block BM-C-7) located offshore of Brazil, east of Rio de Janeiro, in the southwest part of the Campos Basin area with about of oil in place within the sanctioned area. The oil field was discovered in 2004 and was for ...
, a former name of Peregrino oilfield, Brazil


Science

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Chinook cherry Chinook is a cross between 'Bing' and 'Gil Peck' and was introduced in 1960 by Harold Fogle. 'Chinook' is similar to Bing but is sweeter and ripens 4 to 10 days sooner. 'Chinook' is a cross-pollinizer with 'Bing' and 'Van'. 'Chinook' was introduc ...
, a cherry cross-breed *
Chinook (dog) The Chinook is a breed of sled dog, developed in the state of New Hampshire during the early 20th century. The Chinook is New Hampshire's official state dog. Description Appearance Standing in height at the withers and weighing , the Chinook ...
, a rare breed of sled dog *
Chinook hops This is a list of varieties of hop (''Humulus lupulus''). As there are male and female plants, the flowers (cones) of the female plant are fertilized by the pollen of the male flowers with the result that the female flowers form seeds. These see ...
, a variety of hops *Chinook olives, a dish of acorns cured with urine *Chinook salmon, a species of fish *Avro Canada Chinook, Canada's first turbojet engine


Transportation


Aircraft

*Air-Sport Chinook, a Polish paraglider *Birdman Chinook, a Canadian ultralight aircraft *Boeing CH-47 Chinook, an American helicopter, and variants *Hermanspann Chinook, an American research glider *Meadowcroft Chinook, an American homebuilt aircraft *Wings of Change Chinhook Bi, an Austrian paraglider design


Ships

*MV Chinook, MV ''Chinook'', an American passenger-only fast ferry *USS Chinook, USS ''Chinook'', the name of two U.S. Navy ships


Public Transit

*Chinook station, a CTrain station in Calgary, Alberta, Canada


Other uses

*Chinook (computer program), a computer program that plays draughts (checkers) *Chinook (newspaper), ''Chinook'' (newspaper), an underground newspaper in Denver, Colorado, U.S., 1969–1972 *Chinook Sciences, a company specialising in waste to energy and metal recovery *Chinook wind, föhn winds in the interior West of North America *Chinook Wines, an American winery *Chinook, a Ty, Inc. Geographic Beanie Babies#Canada, Beanie Baby toy exclusive to Canada *''The Chinook'', an early 20th Century Canadian newspaper published by George Matheson Murray *Lakeshore Chinooks, a Wisconsin baseball team


See also

* *Chinook Park, Calgary, a neighborhood in Calgary, Alberta, Canada *CF Chinook Centre, a shopping mall in Calgary, Alberta, Canada *List of Chinook Jargon placenames#C, List of Chinook jargon placenames *''Chrysotoxum chinook'', a species of syrphid fly {{disambiguation, geo, ship, surname Language and nationality disambiguation pages