Typhoon

Definitions

1. A severe tropical cyclone; an intense, rotating storm.
2. A Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft.
3. 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.
4. A Hawker Typhoon, a World War II fighter-bomber aircraft.
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“Near-synonyms: cyclone (narrow sense⟳), hurricane”

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