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Typhoon

Typhoon Meaning & Definition
Typhoon Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Typhoon?

[n] a tropical cyclone occurring in the W Pacific or Indian oceans

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See Also | cyclone

Typhoon In Webster's Dictionary

\Ty*phoon"\, n. [Earlier tuffoon, tuffon, Pg. tuf[~a]o, Ar. tuf[=a]n a violent storm; probably fr. Gr. tyfw^n, tyfw^s, a violent whirlwind, that rushes upward from the earth, whirling clouds of dust (cf. {Typhus}); or perhaps from Chin. t'ai-fung a cyclonic wind.] A violent whirlwind; specifically, a violent whirlwind occurring in the Chinese seas.

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