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typhonic

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ty⋅phoon

  [tahy-foon]
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–noun
1. a tropical cyclone or hurricane of the western Pacific area and the China seas.
2. a violent storm or tempest of India.
3. (initial capital letter) Military.
a. a single-engine British ground attack aircraft of World War II.
b. NATO's name for a class of nuclear-powered Soviet ballistic missile submarine carrying 20 multiwarhead missiles.
Origin:
1580–90; < dial. Chin, akin to Chin dàfēng great wind, altered by association with Gk tȳphôn violent wind

Related forms:
ty⋅phon⋅ic  [tahy-fon-ik] , adjective
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typhoon   (tī-fn')  Pronunciation Key 
A violent cyclonic storm occurring in the western Pacific Ocean. See Note at cyclone.
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