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Santa Ana winds

Santa Ana winds is the plural of Santa Ana wind.

Meaning of Santa Ana wind

Noun

Santa Ana wind (plural Santa Ana winds)

  1. A foehn occurring during certain weather conditions in Southern California coastal areas.
    • 2004, Coincidentally, Santa Barbara's modern record temperature of 115° also occurred on June 17, in 1917, and under the influence of a Santa Ana wind. — Christopher C Burt, Extreme Weather: A Guide and Record Book →ISBN p. 2541968, A splintered tree stump on Euclid Avenue in Upland illustrates the effects of a Santa Ana wind in 1953—the worst ever to hit the area. — Automobile Club of Southern California, Westways...

Questions about Santa Ana winds

What is Santa Ana winds the plural of?
Santa Ana winds is the plural of Santa Ana wind.

Words near Santa Ana winds in the dictionary

  1. Sant Kabir Nagar
  2. Sant Mat
  3. santa
  4. Santa Ana
  5. Santa Ana wind
  6. Santa Ana winds
  7. Santa Anan
  8. Santa Angela
  9. Santa Anita
  10. Santa Anna
  11. Santa Balbina

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