Typhoon
noun
1.
a tropical cyclone or hurricane of the western Pacific area and the China seas.
2.
a violent storm or tempest of India.
3.
(initial capital letter) Military.
a single-engine British ground attack aircraft of World War II.
NATO’s name for a class of nuclear-powered Soviet ballistic missile submarine carrying 20 multiwarhead missiles.
noun
1.
a violent tropical storm or cyclone, esp in the China seas and W Pacific
2.
a violent storm of India
typhoon
(tī-fn’)
A violent cyclonic storm occurring in the western Pacific Ocean. See Note at cyclone.
typhoon definition
In meteorology, a type of cyclone occurring in the western regions of the Pacific Ocean.
Note: A typhoon is similar to a hurricane in levels of destructiveness.
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