noun · rare

typhoon

typhoon · typhoons

тайфун

Taifun

A severe tropical cycloneA severe tropical cyclone; an intense, rotating storm.

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UK/taɪˈfuːn/US/taɪˈfun/

» The storm developed into a typhoon.

Der Sturm wurde zum Taifun.

Буря разрослась в тайфун.

Шторм перерос в тайфун.

Буря розрослася у тайфун.

Буря переросла у тайфун.

Meaning

2 senses

A severe tropical cyclone; an intense, rotating storm.
a tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans
A weather phenomenon in the northwestern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane except for its geographical region, typically resulting in wind speeds of 64 knots (119 km/h) or above. Equivalent to a cyclone in the Indian Ocean and Indonesia and Australia.
Near-synonyms: cyclone (narrow sense), hurricane
Taifun
тайфу́нtajfún
тайфу́нtajfún

Examples

179 sentences

The storm developed into a typhoon.
Буря розрослася у тайфун.
ruБуря разрослась в тайфун.
deDer Sturm wurde zum Taifun.
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The typhoon moved in a westerly direction.
Тайфун перемістився у західному напрямку.
ruТайфун двинулся в западном направлении.
deDer Taifun bewegte sich in westliche Richtung.
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Because of the typhoon, the school was closed.
Школу закрили через тайфун.
deWegen des Taifuns wurde die Schule geschlossen.
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The typhoon knocked down a tree in my yard.
Тайфун повалив дерево у мене на подвір’ї.
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The typhoon destroyed many houses.
Тайфун знищив багато будинків.
ruТайфун разрушил много домов.
deDer Taifun zerstörte viele Häuser.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

hurricane in the Pacific:

Русский

By meaning 1

hurricane in the Pacific:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

hurricane in the Pacific:

Origin

English texts mention typhon, tiphon as a Greek word for "whirlwind" since at least the 15

English texts mention typhon, tiphon as a Greek word for "whirlwind" since at least the 1550s, referring to Ancient Greek τυφῶν (tuphôn), τυφώς (tuphṓs, “whirlwind”) (the latter attested since Aeschylus), Τυφῶν (Tuphôn, “Typhon, father of the winds”). (French typhon (“whirlwind”) is said to be attested since 1504.)

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