TYPHOON


Meaning of TYPHOON in English

n. a violent hurricane in E. Asian seas.

Derivatives:

typhonic adj.

Etymology: partly f. Port. tuf|o f. Arab. tufan perh. f. Gk tuphon whirlwind; partly f. Chin. dial. tai fung big wind

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.