typhoon

noun

ty·​phoon tī-ˈfün How to pronounce typhoon (audio)
1
: a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea
2
: whirlwind sense 2a
a typhoon of activity

Examples of typhoon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web So, working with our partners, the FBI ran a court authorized on network operation to shut down full typhoon and the access enabled. Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 31 Jan. 2024 During a year that’s seen the Philippines hit particularly hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and a harsh typhoon season, the gift boxes have taken on new meaning for many Filipino Americans in Sacramento. Ashley Wong, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024 Hong Kong’s stock market, notorious for shutting down on typhoon days, is moving toward allowing trades in bad weather. Dave Sebastian, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2023 The vulnerability of communities in hazard-prone areas is a common issue in the Philippines, an archipelago that is racked by such various disasters as earthquakes and typhoons. Regine Cabato, Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2024 The upheaval of protests and the mounting chaos of the women’s stories rise in unison with the typhoon that threatens to engulf the maritime port city. Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024 Eight days into the same gathering, about 40,000 teenage scouts were evacuated ahead of a typhoon. Diana Baptista, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Jan. 2024 His destruction of a village on remote Odo Island resembles a typhoon or a tsunami. Robert Rubsam, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2024 Morning trade in Hong Kong was suspended due to a typhoon, while markets in Japan and South Korea were closed for holidays. David Goldman, CNN, 8 Oct. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

alteration (influenced by Chin — Guangdong — daaih-fùng, from daaih big + fùng wind) of earlier touffon, from Arabic ṭūfān hurricane, from Greek typhōn violent storm

First Known Use

1771, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of typhoon was in 1771

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Cite this Entry

“Typhoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/typhoon. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

typhoon

noun
ty·​phoon tī-ˈfün How to pronounce typhoon (audio)
: a hurricane occurring in the region of the Philippines or the China Sea
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