1
: a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea
2
: whirlwind sense 2a
a typhoon of activity
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The structure withstood the devastating 2020 typhoon season, during which more than a dozen storms hit the country.
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Faye Bradley, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
China’s southernmost province downgraded its typhoon and emergency response alerts on Monday morning but warned of heavy rain and isolated storms in cities in the southern part of Hainan.
—Reuters, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
LogoPowered byScale logo Vietnam began evacuating more than half a million people Sunday in preparation for a powerful typhoon, which made landfall on the country’s coasts on Monday afternoon.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 25 Aug. 2025
Scientists across the globe agree that nations need to rapidly embrace renewable energy to stave off the worst effects of climate change, including extreme heat and drought; larger, more intense wildfires and supercharged hurricanes, typhoons and rainstorms that lead to catastrophic flooding.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Aug. 2025
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Faye Bradley, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
China’s southernmost province downgraded its typhoon and emergency response alerts on Monday morning but warned of heavy rain and isolated storms in cities in the southern part of Hainan.
—Reuters, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
LogoPowered byScale logo Vietnam began evacuating more than half a million people Sunday in preparation for a powerful typhoon, which made landfall on the country’s coasts on Monday afternoon.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 25 Aug. 2025
Scientists across the globe agree that nations need to rapidly embrace renewable energy to stave off the worst effects of climate change, including extreme heat and drought; larger, more intense wildfires and supercharged hurricanes, typhoons and rainstorms that lead to catastrophic flooding.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Aug. 2025
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“Typhoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/typhoon. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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typhoon
noun
ty·phoon
tī-ˈfün 
: a hurricane occurring in the region of the Philippines or the China Sea
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