typhoon
11typhoon — n. the typhoon hit/struck (several islands) * * * the typhoon hit/struck (several islands) …
12typhoon — UK [taɪˈfuːn] / US [ˌtaɪˈfun] noun [countable] Word forms typhoon : singular typhoon plural typhoons a tropical storm with strong winds that move in circles …
13typhoon — noun Etymology: alteration (influenced by Chinese Guangdong daaih fùng, from daaih big + fùng wind) of earlier touffon, from Arabic ṭūfān hurricane, from Greek typhōn violent storm Date: 1771 1. a hurricane occurring especially in the region of… …
14typhoon — ty|phoon [ˌtaıˈfu:n] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: touffan typhoon (16 19 centuries), from Arabic tufan hurricane , from Greek typhon whirlwind ; influenced by Chinese daai fong great wind ] a very violent tropical storm …
15typhoon — [16] A typhoon is etymologically a ‘great wind’. The word was adapted from Cantonese Chinese daai feng ‘great wind’, its form no doubt influenced by Greek Tūphón, father of the winds in Greek mythology (his name was derived from the verb túphein… …
16typhoon — [[t]taɪfu͟ːn[/t]] typhoons N COUNT A typhoon is a very violent tropical storm …
17typhoon — taifūnas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Atogrąžų ciklonas, pasiekiantis griaunamąją uragano arba štormo jėgą. Slenka 20–30 km/h greičiu (kartais padidėja iki 30–50 km/h). Dažnas Ramiojo vandenyno pakrantėse. atitikmenys:… …
18typhoon — [16] A typhoon is etymologically a ‘great wind’. The word was adapted from Cantonese Chinese daai feng ‘great wind’, its form no doubt influenced by Greek Tūphón, father of the winds in Greek mythology (his name was derived from the verb túphein… …
19Typhoon Jangmi (2008) — Typhoon Jangmi (Ofel) Typhoon (JMA) Category 5 super typhoon (SSHS) Typhoon Jangmi at peak Formed September 23, 2008 Dissipated October 1, 2008 …
20Typhoon (disambiguation) — Typhoon most commonly denotes a tropical cyclone. The term is most often used for cyclones occurring in the western Pacific Ocean. The word is an alteration of the Arabic word, tūfān , meaning hurricane, and the Greek word, typhōn , meaning… …
