typhoon

[ tahy-foon ]

/ taɪˈfun /

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noun

a tropical cyclone or hurricane of the western Pacific area and the China seas.

a violent storm or tempest of India.

(initial capital letter) Military.

a single-engine British ground attack aircraft of World War II.
NATO's name for a class of nuclear-powered Soviet ballistic missile submarine carrying 20 multiwarhead missiles.

Words nearby typhoon

typhoid mary, typhoid vaccine, typhoidal, typhoidin, typhon, typhoon, typhus, typhus vaccine, typical, typicon, typify

Origin of typhoon

1580–90; < dialectal Chinese, akin to Chinese dàfēng great wind, altered by association with Greek tȳphôn violent wind

OTHER WORDS FROM typhoon

ty·phon·ic

[tahy-fon-ik] /taɪˈfɒn ɪk/, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH typhoon

cyclone hurricane tidal wave tornado tsunami typhoon

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Examples from the Web for typhoon

You can feel compassion for the victim of discrimination or the victim of Typhoon Haiyan or for a drug addict.
The Cheney ‘Compassion’ Trap|Peter Beinart|November 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The men stayed behind in Candahug while the women escaped to higher ground when Typhoon Haiyan moved in.
Typhoon Haiyan: The Philippine Village that Lost Its Men|The Telegraph|November 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
That was then - before last week's typhoon wreaked unprecedented devastation.
Typhoon Haiyan: The Philippine Village that Lost Its Men|The Telegraph|November 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The deputy mayor defended his government from accusations that it did not do more to prepare its people for typhoon Haiyan.
Typhoon Haiyan Tacloban Leaders Calls on Rebels to Avoid Armed Violence|The Telegraph|November 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Typhoon fighter jets will patrol the skies, and Puma helicopters will be at the ready with airborne snipers.
London Cracks Down on Security for Olympic Games|Mike Giglio|July 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Buffeted by pounding seas and stung with flying spray, they fought a typhoon with me off the coast of Japan.
The Road|Jack London
And with every blast of wind that held in the same quarter, the center of the typhoon was bearing down on us with unerring aim.
The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story|Various
Incidentally, the greater part of the island lies south of the typhoon belt.
The Philippines: Past and Present (Volume 1 of 2)|Dean Conant Worcester
We was heaving cargo overboard like a leaky ship in a typhoon.
Cape Cod Stories|Joseph C. Lincoln
Well, it blew a Typhoon, and they are always mortal to somebody.
Jack Tier or The Florida Reef|James Fenimore Cooper

British Dictionary definitions for typhoon

typhoon

/ (taɪˈfuːn) /

noun

a violent tropical storm or cyclone, esp in the China seas and W Pacific

a violent storm of India

Derived forms of typhoon

typhonic (taɪˈfɒnɪk), adjective

Word Origin for typhoon

C16: from Chinese tai fung great wind, from tai great + fung wind; influenced by Greek tuphōn whirlwind

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Scientific definitions for typhoon

typhoon

[ tī-fōōn′ ]

A violent cyclonic storm occurring in the western Pacific Ocean. See Note at cyclone.

Cultural definitions for typhoon

typhoon

In meteorology, a type of cyclone occurring in the western regions of the Pacific Ocean.

notes for typhoon

A typhoon is similar to a hurricane in levels of destructiveness.

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