Chinook

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Chinook may refer to:

Contents 1 Main uses 2 Vessels and aircraft 3 Places 4 Other

[edit] Main uses

• The Chinookan nation of Native Americans, and their language.
• Chinookan languages, in specific, Coastal Chinook and Upper Chinook
• Chinook Jargon, a pidgin hybrid of Chinookan, Nootka, Chehalis, French and English
• Chinook salmon
• Chinook wind, a wind observed in the interior West of North America

[edit] Vessels and aircraft

• MV Chinook, a car ferry built in 1947 and operated by Black Ball Lines between Victoria, British Columbia and Port Angeles, Washington from 1947 to 1954
• MV Chinook, a passenger ferry in Washington State built in 1998
• MV Chinook II, the car ferry MV Chinook after being transferred to Canadian registry in 1954 to operate between Nanaimo, British Columbia and Vancouver
• USS Chinook (PC-9), a U.S. Navy coastal patrol ship
• CH-47 Chinook helicopter
  • Boeing Chinook (UK variants) or the RAF Chinook

[edit] Places

• Chinook, Montana
• Chinook Park, Calgary, a neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
• Chinook Centre, a shopping mall in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
• Chinook, Washington, a census-designated place in Pacific County, Washington, United States
• Chinook Pass over the Cascades in Washington State
• Chinook Scenic Byway, a scenic highway over the Cascade Range in Washington State
• Chinook College, aka Chinook Learning Services, an adult education program of the Calgary Board of Education, and its campus
• for more placenames see List of Chinook Jargon placenames#C

[edit] Other

• The Chinook, an early 20th Century newspaper in Vancouver, B.C., published by George Murray
• Chinook (draughts player), an artificial intelligence computer program that plays draughts (checkers)
• Chinook (dog)
• Chinook (hops), a variety of hops used to brew beer
• Chinook (Beanie Baby), a Beanie Baby bear made by Ty, Inc. in 2000, exclusive to Canada