- plural of Chinook.
Example Sentences
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A subsequent review by Lord Philip set out "numerous concerns" raised by those who worked on the Chinooks.
From BBC • May 25, 2025
For example, the maps highlight a hotspot for Chinooks gathering in the Bering Sea.
From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2024
Wayne Coulson, chief executive of Coulson Aviation, said the Chinooks are the industry’s most powerful CH-47 firefighting helicopters.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2023
Chinooks were the aircraft used to evacuate U.S. embassy personnel from Sudan in April.
From Washington Times • May 11, 2023
They consisted chiefly of the Chinooks, Vancouvers, the Walla Wallas, the Yacomars, the Spokans, the Cayuses, the Nez-Percés, the Skagits, the Cascades, and many tribes that were scarcely more than families.
From The Log School-House on the Columbia by Butterworth, Hezekiah