typhoon

[US]/taɪˈfuːn/
[UK]/taɪˈfuːn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a violent tropical storm, typically seen in the western Pacific Ocean, with strong winds and heavy rain.

Phrases & Collocations

typhoon season

Example Sentences

That typhoon was a tearer.

In May a typhoon hit the Philippines.

The typhoon uprooted numerous trees.

The typhoon prostrated numerous young trees.

The typhoon sank a ferry, drowning over 200 people.

When the typhoon struck, we were afraid our ship might not be able to weather the storm.

Typhoon and cold air joint influences, along sea breeze big raininess, and typhoon influence period just when National Day the vacation, the Department concerned pays attention to the guard.

But the loathful typhoon Senlake, chooses in Mid-Autumn Festival small long vacation period assumes an awe-inspiring pose.

Several non-infectious diseases including the leaf red spot, gummosis, herbicide in jury, typhoon damage and genetic albinism and an unidentified leaf crinkle disease are also described.

Vogue amounts to a person can be some had not seen T typhoon cloud, star go beautiful to shed the koradji that shows state power to Xin Jichao early.

2. storm hurricane, typhoon, cyclone, flood, seaquake, hailstorm, rockslide, earthquake, volcanic eruption, subsidence of ground, subterranean fire;

The Yakou beach on the right side of the typhoon track was rather stable, with only a slight silting in the belt of middle tide besides erodedm manmade dunes in the landward backshore.

Real-world Examples

Khanun is the sixth typhoon of this year.

Source: CRI Online August 2023 Collection

I'm glad we're not having a typhoon!

Source: Airborne English: Everyone speaks English.

But if you're in the western Pacific, a hurricane is called the typhoon.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation May 2013

Officials are warning that typhoon Lan could dump a month's rain over some areas.

Source: BBC Listening Collection August 2023

Across the Pacific, Japan has just weathered a powerful typhoon named Faxai.

Source: CNN 10 Student English Compilation September 2019

All planes are grounded until the typhoon leaves.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

Haiyan was the strongest typhoon ever recorded at the time.

Source: NPR News January 2020 Compilation

" South. Look! a typhoon is coming up" .

Source: Around the World in Eighty Days

The typhoon wiped out the whole village.

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

Typhoons are the same thing as hurricanes.

Source: CNN Listening November 2013 Collection

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