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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Unlike 20 years ago, when the devastating Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami of December 26, 2004 killed more than 200,000 people, 2024 was a year of mounting casualties from typhoons, floods, heat waves and droughts. —

Curtis S. Chin and Jose B. Collazo, CNBC, 25 Dec. 2024 Super Typhoon Kong-rey could sweep ‘almost the whole’ island Kong-rey is the third typhoon to make landfall on Taiwan this year after Krathon and Gaemi. —

Eric Cheung, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024 The typhoon caused significant damage across the city, knocking down more than 10,000 trees and leaving 30,000 households without electricity. —

Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 16 Sep. 2024 Others, however, see the Christmas spirit persist in the resilience of communities impacted by typhoons. —

Chad De Guzman, TIME, 22 Dec. 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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