Category:Typhoon

Ty*phoon", n. Etym: [earlier tuffoon, tuffon, pg. tufao, ar. tufan a Violent storm; probably fr. Gr. tyfw^n, tyfw^s, a violent whirlwind, That rushes upward from the earth, whirling clouds of dust (cf. Typhus); or perhaps from chin. t'ai-fung a cyclonic wind.]

Defn: a violent whirlwind; specifically, a violent whirlwind Occurring in the chinese seas.