Chinook

Chinook ( /ʃɪˈnʊk/) may refer to:

Main uses

• The Chinook people of Native Americans.
  • Chinookan languages, in specific, Coastal Chinook and Upper Chinook
• Chinook Jargon, a hybrid of Chinookan, Nootka, Chehalis, French, English and other languages
• Chinook salmon
• Chinook wind, a wind observed in the Pacific Northwest and western interior of North America

Aircraft

• Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter
  • Boeing Chinook (UK variants) or the RAF Chinook
• Birdman Chinook - ultralight aircraft
• Hermanspann Chinook - research glider
• Meadowcroft Chinook - homebuilt aircraft

Vessels

• 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, British Columbia
• USS Chinook (PC-9), a U.S. Navy coastal patrol ship

Places

• Chinook, Montana
• Chinook Park, Calgary, a neighborhood 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
• Chinook oilfield, a former name of Peregrino oilfield
• for more placenames see List of Chinook Jargon placenames#C

Other

Chinook camper

• The Chinook, an early 20th Century newspaper in Vancouver, British Columbia, published by George Murray
• Chinook (newspaper), a late 20th Century underground newspaper in Denver, Colorado
• 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
• A brand of imidacloprid-based pesticide