typhoon

noun

ty·​phoon tī-ˈfün 

1

: a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the East and South China seas

2

: whirlwind sense 2a

a typhoon of activity

Examples of typhoon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Authorities have found the body of one of the six missing crew members from a cargo ship that overturned near the Northern Mariana Islands during a typhoon. —ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026

The health agency is also looking to identify Medicare beneficiaries who use electricity-dependent medical equipment, such as dialysis and oxygen, in order to help at-risk populations affected by the typhoon. —Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026

Guam remained under a tropical storm warning and typhoon watch, the weather service said. —Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026

The eye of the typhoon came ashore on Tinian and Saipan during the late evening on April 14 as a category 4 typhoon. —John P. Rafferty, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Apr. 2026

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

Rhymes for typhoon

• attune
• baboon
• balloon
• bassoon
• buffoon
• cartoon
• cocoon
• festoon
• gaboon
• harpoon
• immune
• impugn

Kids Definition

typhoon

noun

ty·​phoon tī-ˈfün 

: a hurricane occurring in the region of the Philippines or the China Sea