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noun
- 1. a tropical storm in the region of the Indian or western Pacific oceans.
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A typhoon is a tropical cyclone that develops between 180° and 100°E in the Northern Hemisphere and which produces sustained hurricane-force winds of at least 119 km/h (74 mph). [1] This region is referred to as the Northwestern Pacific Basin, [2] accounting for almost one third of the world's tropical cyclones.
A typhoon is a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea, or a whirlwind. Learn the etymology, history, and examples of typhoon from Merriam-Webster, America's largest dictionary.
A typhoon is a violent wind with a circular movement, found in the West Pacific Ocean. Learn more about the meaning, synonyms, and usage of typhoon with examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.
Typhoon definition: a tropical cyclone in the western Pacific Ocean or northern Indian Ocean, having sustained winds of at least 64 knots (74 miles per hour, 33 meters per second).
3 days ago · A tropical cyclone is a circular storm that originates over warm tropical oceans and has low pressure, high winds, and heavy rain. It is also known as a typhoon, hurricane, or severe tropical cyclone depending on the region and intensity.
- A tropical cyclone is an intense circular storm that originates over warm tropical oceans. It is also called a hurricane or a typhoon. It is charac...
- Tropical cyclones occur every year during the late summer months: July–September in the Northern Hemisphere and January–March in the Southern Hemis...
- Characteristic features of tropical cyclones are the eye, a central region of clear skies, warm temperatures, and low atmospheric pressure; the eye...
- Every year tropical cyclones strike regions as far apart as the Gulf Coast of North America, northwestern Australia, and eastern India and Bangladesh.
- Tropical cyclones are known by multiple names. In the North Atlantic Ocean and the eastern North Pacific, these storms are called hurricanes. In th...
A typhoon is a violent wind with a circular movement, found in the West Pacific Ocean. Learn more about the meaning, usage and pronunciation of typhoon, and see examples and translations in different languages.
A typhoon is a violent tropical storm with very strong winds. Learn how to say typhoon, compare it with cyclone and hurricane, and see example sentences from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
