Definitions for typhoontaɪˈfun
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a tropical cyclone or hurricane of the W Pacific area and the China seas.
a violent storm or tempest of India.
Origin of typhoon:
1690–1700; < dial. Chin (Guangdong) daaih-fùng (akin to Chin dàfēng great wind), altered by assoc. with Gk tȳphôn violent wind
a tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans
A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane, which results in wind speeds of 64 knots (118km/h) or above. Equivalent to a cyclone in the Indian Ocean and Indonesia/Australia.
Origin: Probably ultimately of origin, 大风, 大風, via طوفان, तूफ़ान, and توفان. Given the location of typhoons as a Pacific Ocean phenomena, it is more likely it began east and moved west. Τυφῶν is unrelated but has secondarily contaminated the word.
a violent whirlwind; specifically, a violent whirlwind occurring in the Chinese seas
Typhoon is a 2005 South Korean action film directed by Kwak Kyung-taek and starring Jang Dong-gun, Lee Jung-jae and Lee Mi-yeon.
Translations for typhoon
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
a violent sea-storm occurring in the East
They were caught in a typhoon in the China seas.
- tufão / furaçãoPortuguese (BR)
- der TaifunGerman
- چرخند استوایی؛ تیفونFarsi
- प्रचण्ड तूफानHindi
- tajfun, orkanCroatian
- virvelstorm, tyfonNorwegian
- چرخند استوایی؛ تیفونPersian
- tayfun,şiddetli kasırgaTurkish
- 颱風Chinese (Trad.)
- طوفاني ہواUrdu
- bão toVietnamese
- 台风Chinese (Simp.)
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