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tyfoon

tyfoon is the obsolete form of typhoon.

Meaning of typhoon

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

Forms of tyfoon

pluraltyfoons

Questions about tyfoon

What is tyfoon the obsolete form of?
Tyfoon is the obsolete form of typhoon.

Words near tyfoon in the dictionary

  1. tyes
  2. tyet
  3. tyets
  4. tyfon
  5. tyfons
  6. tyfoon
  7. tyfoong
  8. tyfoongs
  9. tyfoons
  10. tyfung
  11. tyfungs

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