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TYPHOON
typhoon
(noun) a tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
typhoon (plural typhoons)
A weather phenomenon in the northwestern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane, which results in wind speeds of 64 knots (118 km/h) or above. Equivalent to a cyclone in the Indian Ocean and Indonesia/Australia.
Verb
typhoon (third-person singular simple present typhoons, present participle typhooning, simple past and past participle typhooned)
(intransitive) To swirl like a hurricane.
Noun
Typhoon (plural Typhoons)
A Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft.
(historical) A Hawker Typhoon, a World War II fighter-bomber aircraft.
Synonym: Tiffy
Source: Wiktionary
Ty*phoon", n. Etym: [Earlier tuffoon, tuffon, Pg. tufao, Ar. tufan a violent storm; probably fr. Gr. tyfw^n, tyfw^s, a violent whirlwind, that rushes upward from the earth, whirling clouds of dust (cf. Typhus); or perhaps from Chin. t'ai-fung a cyclonic wind.]
Definition: A violent whirlwind; specifically, a violent whirlwind occurring in the Chinese seas.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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