typhoon
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3.8
- noun
- /taɪˈfun/
:
tifón
- One year later, in the Philippines, Super Typhoon Haiyan crossed areas of the Pacific three degrees Celsius warmer than normal.
- typhoon and flooding
By the way, hurricanes and typhoons are the same thing.
- By the way, hurricanes and typhoons are the same thing.
- We'd been in, caught up in a, in, you know, a typhoon and the, it was odd.
- Earthquakes, typhoons, tornadoes, super virus, big landslides, you name it, we handle it.
- Anyways, there was a, there was a hurricane, I think, or typhoon or some in the Indian Ocean.
- So actually the typhoon it follows.
Examples
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These are normally referred to as typhoons after a Japanese word for hurricane.
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Here I am in the middle of typhoon season, a tough voyage ahead.
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But too much rain in a short period, like after a typhoon, can lead to serious problems.
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One year, in September, a huge typhoon hit our area.
Fiction book (1999) -
The record wet weather continues, as another winter typhoon forms off the coast.
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When I left Manila, there was a a typhoon that was affecting our weather.
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Mission: Joint service operation providing relief to Bangladesh after the typhoon of May 1991.
Academic text (1996) -
Ma, meanwhile, has recovered from the political damage wrought by Typhoon Morakot, which struck the island in August 2009.
Academic text (2010) -
Both islands are in the path of typhoons and are characterized by windy and rainy weather.
Academic text (2018) -
The city was severely damaged after the typhoon swept through, uprooting trees and causing widespread flooding.
Synonyms
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1.0
A violent weather event with heavy rain, strong winds, and lightning
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2.2
A very strong storm that forms over warm ocean water with powerful winds and heavy rain
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3.7
A very strong storm with winds that spin and bring heavy rain and damage
How Strong
Surface Forms
Etymology
Typhoon probably comes from Chinese parts tai and feng, which together mean 'great wind', and the word was later mixed with the Greek name Typhon, a monster of storms. So a typhoon is an especially large and powerful wind storm at sea.