Diablo wind

Examples of Diablo wind in a sentence

• […]Diablo winds, which are the local name for a wind technically known as a foehn - a hot dry wind coming down off a mountain range, rising in temperature as it descends (adiabatic compression).2005 January 1, Charles Scawthorn, John M. Eidinger, Anshel Schiff, Fire Following Earthquake, ASCE Publications, →ISBN, page 61:
• […]a Diablo wind drove flames through the Berkeley Hills and into the campus of the University of California.2016 March 31, Stephen J. Pyne, California: A Fire Survey, University of Arizona Press, →ISBN, page 161:

Forms of Diablo wind

Origin of Diablo wind

So called because in the San Francisco Bay area the wind blows from the direction of Mount Diablo and the Diablo Range, which ultimately gets its name from Spanish diablo (“devil”), the hot and fiery connotations of which may have reinforced the use of the name for hot, firestorm-causing winds.

Questions about Diablo wind

What does Diablo wind mean?

Diablo wind means a hot, dry (downslope) wind from the northeast that occurs in northern and central California, sometimes causing firestorms.

How do you use Diablo wind in a sentence?

[…]Diablo winds, which are the local name for a wind technically known as a foehn - a hot dry wind coming down off a mountain range, rising in temperature as it descends (adiabatic compression).

What part of speech is Diablo wind?

Diablo wind is a noun.

What is the plural of Diablo wind?

The plural of Diablo wind is Diablo winds.