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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The typhoon knocked out power to nearly half a million households, the government said. —

Reuters, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024 More than 6,000 first responders have also been put on standby to assist in response to the typhoon, according to the Central Emergency Operations Center. —

Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024 Each year, about 20 storms and typhoons batter the Philippines, a Southeast Asian archipelago that lies between the Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea. —

Jim Gomez and Hau Dinh, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024 However, the Philippines faces significant vulnerability to climate change, especially from typhoons and storm surges. —

Nina Seega, Forbes, 21 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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