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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; < dialectal Chinese, akin to Chinese dàfēng great wind, altered by association with Greek tȳphôn violent wind
1580–90; < dialectal Chinese, akin to Chinese dàfēng great wind, altered by association with Greek tȳphôn violent wind
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typhoon  (tī-f n') Pronunciation Key
A violent cyclonic storm occurring in the western Pacific Ocean. See Note at cyclone. |
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