Typhoon

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane, which results in wind speeds of 64 knots (118km/h) or above. Equivalent to a cyclone in the Indian Ocean and Indonesia/Australia.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A violent whirlwind; specifically, a violent whirlwind occurring in the Chinese seas.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A violent hurricane occurring in the China seas and their environs, principally during the months of July, August, September, and October
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    cyclone   
    Cross Reference
    cyclone    tornado    hurricane   
    Form
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bethune    Boone    Calhoun    June    Karun    Kuhn    Moon    Noone    Rangoon    Sassoon   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    cyclone    tornado    tsunami    tsunamis    earthquake    hace    inundations    thunderstorm    quake    blizzard