Chinook may refer to: Main uses The Chinookan nation of Native Americans, and their language. 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 Vessels and aircraft MV Chinook, a car ferry built in 1947 and operated by Black Ball Lines between Victoria, British Columbia and… (More on Chinook)