'Typhoon' definitions:
Definition of 'typhoon'
(from WordNet)
noun
A tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans
Definition of 'Typhoon'
From: GCIDE
- Typhoon \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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'typhoon'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- baguio,
- black squall,
- blizzard,
- blow,
- cyclone,
- dirty weather,
- dust devil,
- equinoctial,
- foul weather,
- gale,
- half a gale,
- heavy blow,
- hurricane,
- ill wind,
- line squall,
- line storm,
- rainspout,
- rainstorm,
- rotary storm,
- rough weather,
- sand column,
- sandspout,
- snowstorm,
- squall,
- squall line,
- storm,
- storm wind,
- stormy weather,
- stormy winds,
- strong wind,
- tempest,
- tempestuous rage,
- tempestuous wind,
- thick squall,
- thundersquall,
- thunderstorm,
- tornado,
- tropical,
- tropical cyclone,
- twister,
- ugly wind,
- violent blow,
- waterspout,
- whirlblast,
- whirlwind,
- white squall,
- whole gale,
- williwaw,
- wind eddy,
- wind-shift line,
- windstorm