touffon

Noun

typhoon (plural typhoons)

1. A severe tropical cyclone; an intense, rotating storm.
2. A weather phenomenon in the northwestern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane except for its geographical region, typically resulting in wind speeds of 64 knots (119 km/h) or above. Equivalent to a cyclone in the Indian Ocean and Indonesia and Australia.
   • Near-synonyms: cyclone (narrow sense), hurricane

   Synonyms:

   cyclone, hurricane

See all 5 meanings of typhoon