OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 7607

typhoon

/taɪˈfuːn/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
tifón
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.
Near-synonyms: cyclone (narrow sense), hurricane