On this page you'll find 6 example sentences with Foehn. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as fohn or wind and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Foehn meaning
- A warm dry wind blowing down the north sides of the Alps, especially in Switzerland.
- A similar katabatic wind developing on the lee side of a mountain.
Using Foehn
- The main meaning on this page is: A warm dry wind blowing down the north sides of the Alps, especially in Switzerland. | A similar katabatic wind developing on the lee side of a mountain.
- Useful related words include: fohn, wind, air current, current of air.
- In the example corpus, foehn often appears in combinations such as: foehn wind, by foehn.
Context around Foehn
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 0 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Foehn
- In this selection, "foehn" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, creates, ground, wind and winds stand out and add context to how "foehn" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include example a foehn wind is and high ground foehn wind. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "foehn" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with foehn
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It creates Foehn winds which, along with natural irrigation, contributes to the fertility of the soil. (16 words)
For example, a foehn wind is a down-slope wind which occurs on the downwind side of a mountain range. (20 words)
In summer it is a little less rainy than the Pacific area but sometimes experiences extreme high temperatures due to the foehn wind phenomenon. (24 words)
Similarly, with westerly or southwesterly winds and high pressure the area around Torbay and Teignmouth will often be very warm, with long sunny spells due to shelter by high ground ( Foehn wind ). (32 words)
Southwesterly winds further warmed by foehn wind can give warm temperatures in narrow Norwegian fjords in winter; Tafjord has recorded 17.9 °C in January and Sunndal 18.9 °C in February. (32 words)
Southwesterly winds further warmed by foehn can give warm temperatures in narrow fjords in winter; Tafjord has recorded convert in January and Sunndal convert in February. (26 words)
Example sentences (6)
For example, a foehn wind is a down-slope wind which occurs on the downwind side of a mountain range.
In summer it is a little less rainy than the Pacific area but sometimes experiences extreme high temperatures due to the foehn wind phenomenon.
It creates Foehn winds which, along with natural irrigation, contributes to the fertility of the soil.
Similarly, with westerly or southwesterly winds and high pressure the area around Torbay and Teignmouth will often be very warm, with long sunny spells due to shelter by high ground ( Foehn wind ).
Southwesterly winds further warmed by foehn can give warm temperatures in narrow fjords in winter; Tafjord has recorded convert in January and Sunndal convert in February.
Southwesterly winds further warmed by foehn wind can give warm temperatures in narrow Norwegian fjords in winter; Tafjord has recorded 17.9 °C in January and Sunndal 18.9 °C in February.
Common combinations with foehn
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- foehn wind 4×
- by foehn 2×