The name for a tropical cyclone with sustained winds of 74 miles per hour (65 knots) or greater in the western North Pacific Ocean. This same tropical cyclone is known as a hurricane in the eastern North Pacific and North Atlantic Ocean, and as a cyclone in the Indian Ocean.
TYPHOON
Meaning of TYPHOON in English
Weather and meteorology English vocabulary. Английский словарь погоды и метеорологии . 2012