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Re:Questions to ask at the end of a technical interview (2017) by davidw on Saturday April 11, 2020 @02:57PM (#22843381)
The term also comes up in meterology, for instance Chinook winds: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinook_wind

Which I learned because I'm curious, not because I have a degree in anything related.

Re:Questions to ask at the end of a technical interview (2017) by WalterBright on Saturday April 11, 2020 @03:31PM (#22843611)
I watch hot rod shows and read hot rod magazines and books. (What can I say, I'm a motorhead.) Not once before have I ever seen any reference to thermodynamic jargon, which is why that word jumped out at me.