— typhonic /tuy fon"ik/ , adj.
/tuy foohn"/ , n.
1. a tropical cyclone or hurricane of the western Pacific area and the China seas.
2. a violent storm or tempest of India.
3. ( cap. ) Mil.
a. a single-engine British ground attack aircraft of World War II.
b. NATO's name for a class of nuclear-powered Soviet ballistic missile submarine carrying 20 multiwarhead missiles.
[ 1580-90; dàfeng great wind, altered by association with Gk typhôn violent wind ]