1
: a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea
2
: whirlwind sense 2a
a typhoon of activity
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In 2013, Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest typhoons ever recorded, slammed the central city of Tacloban, killing more than 6,300 people.
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Reuters, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
Soaked by several days of rain, the by-product of a nearby typhoon, the Tokyo International Film Festival and its accompanying TIFFCOM industry event might have been forgiven for being a little soggy.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024
Helene’s devastation comes as climate change exacerbates conditions that allow such storms to thrive, rapidly intensifying in warming waters and turning into powerful hurricanes and typhoons, sometimes in a matter of hours.
—Stephen Smith, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
The storm, which began as a typhoon, brought winds over 100 mph to the Washington coast and killed more than 50 people between Vancouver, B.C., and San Francisco, including nine in Washington.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
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Reuters, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
Soaked by several days of rain, the by-product of a nearby typhoon, the Tokyo International Film Festival and its accompanying TIFFCOM industry event might have been forgiven for being a little soggy.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024
Helene’s devastation comes as climate change exacerbates conditions that allow such storms to thrive, rapidly intensifying in warming waters and turning into powerful hurricanes and typhoons, sometimes in a matter of hours.
—Stephen Smith, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
The storm, which began as a typhoon, brought winds over 100 mph to the Washington coast and killed more than 50 people between Vancouver, B.C., and San Francisco, including nine in Washington.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Typhoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/typhoon. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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typhoon
noun
ty·phoon
tī-ˈfün 
: a hurricane occurring in the region of the Philippines or the China Sea
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