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Examples

179 sentences

  1. The storm developed into a typhoon.

    Буря розрослася у тайфун. — aandrusiak

    ruБуря разрослась в тайфун. — fjay69

    deDer Sturm wurde zum Taifun. — Dejo

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  2. The typhoon moved in a westerly direction.

    Тайфун перемістився у західному напрямку. — brambury

    ruТайфун двинулся в западном направлении. — Biga

    deDer Taifun bewegte sich in westliche Richtung. — Tamy

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  3. Because of the typhoon, the school was closed.

    Школу закрили через тайфун. — aandrusiak

    deWegen des Taifuns wurde die Schule geschlossen. — Robroy

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Meaning

2 senses

  1. 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

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

More definitions
  • a tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans

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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Forms

plural: typhoons

Synonyms

2 synonyms
A weather phenomenon in the northwestern Pacific that is…:cyclonehurricane

Word family

10 related words
Derivedlandphoonsupertyphoontyphoon chasertyphoon fifthtyphoon huntertyphoonictyphoonishtyphoonliketyphoonprooftyphoon shelter

Collocations

3 patterns
  • of the typhoon
  • typhoon is approaching
  • typhoon is coming

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
typeA1typewritertyphoidB2typhustypicalB1typicallyB1

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