typhoon

noun

ty·phoon tī-ˈfün

Synonyms of typhoon next

: a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea

: whirlwind sense 2a

a typhoon of activity

Examples of typhoon in a Sentence

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Earlier Thursday, the typhoon’s eye blew about 110 kilometers (68 miles) east of the northernmost Philippine province of Batanes, a cluster of islands and islets of about 19,000 people. —

Associated Press, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024 The impacts have been significant even though this year’s western Pacific typhoon season could be considered milder than usual, according to Jason Nicholls, a meteorologist with AccuWeather. —

Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2024 Shanghai is rarely subject to direct hits from strong typhoons that generally make landfall farther south in China. —

Reuters, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2024 About 20 storms and typhoons batter the Philippines each year. —

Alexandra Banner, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for typhoon

Word History

Etymology

alteration (influenced by Chin — Guangdong — daaih-fùng, from daaih big + fùng wind) of earlier touffon, from Arabic ṭūfān hurricane, from Greek typhōn violent storm

First Known Use

1771, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of typhoon was in 1771

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