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ty⋅phon

[tahy-fon]
–noun Nautical.
a signal horn operated by compressed air or steam.

Origin:
appar. after Typhon, mythical monster associated with tempests
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Ty·phon   (tī'fŏn')   
n.   Greek Mythology
A monster with 100 heads, thrown by Zeus into Tartarus.

[Greek Tuphōn; see dheub- in Indo-European roots.]
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