Synonyms for
Typhoon
Definition
a tropical storm in the region of the Indian or western Pacific oceans
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Formal
Literary
Antonyms
Common collocations
- typhoon warning
- typhoon season
- devastating typhoon
- typhoon preparedness
- typhoon damage
- typhoon relief
- typhoon eye
Word family
noun typhoon
Usage note
A typhoon is a severe tropical cyclone that occurs in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. It is a regional term, with 'hurricane' used in the Atlantic and northeastern Pacific, and 'cyclone' in the South Pacific and Indian Ocean.
Example sentences
- The typhoon knocked down trees and power lines.
- We had to evacuate our homes because of the typhoon.
- The typhoon caused severe flooding in the area.
- My flight was cancelled because of the typhoon.
- The typhoon season lasts from June to November.
Quotes
The typhoon was coming in, and all the windows were taped up. Not taped like you do in America. In Hong Kong, they use this special strapping paper.
I was in India during monsoon season, and it was a very difficult time to shoot because it was so dark and gray outside all the time. It was raining, and we didn't have the sun to work with. But, you know, you just have to roll with the punches. I find that's when the best stuff happens anyway, when you don't have everything you need.
The storm came. Lives were washed away. Ancient pains and pleasures drowned. The world beyond the rice fields looked cruel in its beauty. It was the age of typhoons in the islands of Japan.