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Santa Ana
[ san-tuh an-uh Spanish sahn-tah ah-nah ]
noun
- a city in southwestern California.
- a city in northwestern El Salvador.
- Meteorology. (in southern California) a weather condition in which strong, hot, dust-bearing winds descend to the Pacific coast around Los Angeles from inland desert regions.
Santa Ana
noun
- ˈsanta ˈana a city in NW El Salvador: the second largest city in the country; coffee-processing industry. Pop: 172 000 (2005 est)
- ˈsæntə ˈænə a city in SW California: commercial and processing centre of a rich agricultural region. Pop: 342 510 (2003 est)
Santa Ana
/ ă′təă′ə /
- A strong, dry, hot wind that blows from the desert regions of southern California toward the Pacific coast, usually in winter. The Santa Ana wind occurs when a region of high pressure forms over the Great Basin (the high plateau east of the Sierra mountains and west of the Rocky mountains). The clockwise rotation of air around this high-pressure region forces air down from the plateau. As it descends, the air warms up and picks up speed. Because the wind is hot and dry, it contributes to the hazardous fire conditions of southern California.
Example Sentences
Aerosmith, the Eagles and the Rolling Stones crooned from the speakers at Vacation Bar in Santa Ana last Thursday.
At the Frida Cinema in Santa Ana, social media buzz pushed the independent theater to a record-breaking first quarter.
She joined a Biden administration delegation feting the country’s new president, despite warnings about the explosive potential of incoming Santa Ana winds.
Fanned by fearsome Santa Ana winds, flames in the surrounding brush quickly consumed homes in the Summit neighborhood and spread rapidly throughout the Palisades and Malibu, the complaint alleges.
The 32nd Floral Park Home & Garden Tour in North Santa Ana features tours of historic homes and gardens from the 1920s to the 1950s from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days.
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