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单词 typhoon
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typhoon

noun

ty·​phoon tī-ˈfün How to pronounce typhoon (audio)
1
: a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea
2
: whirlwind sense 2a
a typhoon of activity

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The most powerful typhoon to hit South Korea in years slammed the country's south earlier today. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2022 Fires broke out at a steel plant in Pohang, and its operator, POSCO, was investigating whether the typhoon was the cause. Min Joo Kim, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2022 The most powerful typhoon to hit the Philippine archipelago this year left at least 375 dead and 50 others missing mostly in its central region, including nearly 100 dead in Bohol, according to officials. Fox News, 22 Dec. 2021 Asian equities had a good day with Hong Kong having a fantastic day despite the morning session, 9:30 to noon followed by a one-hour lunch break before afternoon trading starts at 1pm, being called off due to a typhoon. Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 Seven years later, Khan returned, this time with a hundred and forty thousand men; again, a typhoon decided the outcome in favor of the Japanese. Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2022 Off the coast of Guangdong, a typhoon tore apart a Chinese engineering vessel working on an offshore wind power farm, killing about half the crew. Eva Dou, Washington Post, 8 July 2022 Lawmakers held a six-hour session this month lauding Mr. Xi’s remarks on Hong Kong, with several also praising him for visiting the city recently despite an approaching typhoon and a Covid outbreak. New York Times, 27 July 2022 And a coral restoration project in the Philippines withstood a typhoon by including more resilient coral species. Lonnie G. Bunch Iii, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

alteration (influenced by Chin — Guangdong — daaih-fùng, from daaih big + fùng wind) of earlier touffon, from Arabic ṭūfān hurricane, from Greek typhōn violent storm

First Known Use

1771, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

typhoon

noun

ty·​phoon tī-ˈfün How to pronounce typhoon (audio)
: a tropical cyclone in the region of the Philippines or the China Sea

typhoon

noun

as in hurricane
an extremely large, powerful, and destructive storm that occurs especially in the region of the Philippines or the China Sea

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