Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian Oceans.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A violent hurricane occurring in the China seas and their environs, principally during the months of July, August, September, and October
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A violent whirlwind; specifically, a violent whirlwind occurring in the Chinese seas.
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- noun A
weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to ahurricane , which results inwind speeds of 64knots (118km/h) or above. Equivalent to acyclone in the Indian Ocean and Indonesia/Australia.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Here are the main dates in its history: 1974: Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev gives a speech talking about a new type of ballistic nuclear missile submarine and mentions the word 'typhoon,' prompting Nato to christen the new vessel the Typhoon class.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Andrew Osborn 2011
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A so-called "super typhoon" is bearing down on the northern Philippines, prompting evacuations of thousands of people from coastal areas threatened with destructive winds, rain and storm surges.
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The same type of storm is known as a typhoon in the western Pacific Ocean or cyclone in the Indian Ocean.
Fierce forecast: Feds predict up to 10 hurricanes in 2011 2011
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According to reports, the slightly weakened typhoon is now bound for China, where residents are racing to prepare before it touches ground this coming Saturday, bringing with it heavy rains and strong winds.
Typhoon Megi Leaves Philippines In Shambles (PHOTOS) The Huffington Post 2010
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The same type of storm is known as a typhoon in the western Pacific Ocean or cyclone in the Indian Ocean.
Fierce forecast: Feds predict up to 10 hurricanes in 2011 2011
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Even beyond the natural, Umi thinks the typhoon is “a ship for spirits”, carrying more than fish far from home.
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According to reports, the slightly weakened typhoon is now bound for China, where residents are racing to prepare before it touches ground this coming Saturday, bringing with it heavy rains and strong winds.
Typhoon Megi Leaves Philippines In Shambles (PHOTOS) The Huffington Post 2010
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A so-called "super typhoon" is bearing down on the northern Philippines, prompting evacuations of thousands of people from coastal areas threatened with destructive winds, rain and storm surges.
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According to reports, the slightly weakened typhoon is now bound for China, where residents are racing to prepare before it touches ground this coming Saturday, bringing with it heavy rains and strong winds.
Typhoon Megi Leaves Philippines In Shambles (PHOTOS) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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A typhoon is one of the most awesome things known to man.
liu_xing commented on the word typhoon
= big wind (from Chinese)
January 23, 2007
fbharjo commented on the word typhoon
Etymology: from Persian word Toofaan ( طو�?ان )
August 30, 2009