Associations to the word «Typhoon»

Wiktionary

TYPHOON, noun. A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane, which results in wind speeds of 64 knots (118km/h) or above. Equivalent to a cyclone in the Indian Ocean and Indonesia/Australia.
TYPHOON, noun. World War II aircraft, Hawker typhoon.
TYPHOON, noun. A Eurofighter Typhoon.
TYPHOON FIFTH, noun. (slang) (beverages) An 1800-ml bottle of spirits, especially sake.
TYPHOON FIFTHS, noun. Plural of typhoon fifth

Dictionary definition

TYPHOON, noun. A tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats