1
: a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea
2
: whirlwind sense 2a
a typhoon of activity
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In 2024 a typhoon and flash flooding across northern Vietnam led to the deaths of at least 59 people when a bridge collapsed in the Phu Tho province.
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Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
After the typhoon passes, the villagers return to see what remains.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 5 June 2025
Hurricanes occur in the North Atlantic, central North Pacific, and eastern North Pacific regions, while the same weather pattern is called a typhoon in the northwest Pacific.
—Ann Abel, AFAR Media, 26 May 2025
The eruption adds to the compounding natural threats faced by the archipelago, which also contends with up to 20 tropical storms and typhoons annually.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
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Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
After the typhoon passes, the villagers return to see what remains.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 5 June 2025
Hurricanes occur in the North Atlantic, central North Pacific, and eastern North Pacific regions, while the same weather pattern is called a typhoon in the northwest Pacific.
—Ann Abel, AFAR Media, 26 May 2025
The eruption adds to the compounding natural threats faced by the archipelago, which also contends with up to 20 tropical storms and typhoons annually.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Typhoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/typhoon. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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typhoon
noun
ty·phoon
tī-ˈfün 
: a hurricane occurring in the region of the Philippines or the China Sea
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