On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Typhoon. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as cyclone and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Typhoon meaning
- A severe tropical cyclone; an intense, rotating storm.
- A weather phenomenon in the northwestern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane except for its geographical region, typically resulting in wind speeds of 64 knots (119 km/h) or above. Equivalent to a cyclone in the Indian Ocean and Indonesia and Australia.
Synonyms of Typhoon
Using Typhoon
- The main meaning on this page is: A severe tropical cyclone; an intense, rotating storm. | A weather phenomenon in the northwestern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane except for its geographical region, typically resulting in wind speeds of 64 knots (119 km/h) or above. Equivalent to a cyclone in the Indian Ocean and Indonesia and Australia.
- Useful related words include: cyclone.
- In the example corpus, typhoon often appears in combinations such as: the typhoon, super typhoon, by typhoon.
Context around Typhoon
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 14 start, 5 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Typhoon
- In this selection, "typhoon" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, super, strongest, japan, hagibis, faxai and maysak stand out and add context to how "typhoon" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a super typhoon the official and the strongest typhoon to hit. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "typhoon" sits close to words such as abortions, antisemitism and autobiography, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with typhoon
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Typhoon Faxai, the 15th typhoon of this year, struck the prefecture early Monday. (13 words)
The storm, typhoon Hagibis, is forecast to be Japan’s worst typhoon in six decades. (15 words)
The typhoon briefly weakened last Wednesday before reintensifying back as a super typhoon on Thursday morning. (16 words)
Typhoon Lekima made landfall early on Saturday in the eastern province of Zhejiang with maximum winds of 187 km (116 miles) per hour, although it had weakened from its earlier designation as a "super" typhoon, the official Xinhua news agency reported. (41 words)
He said the PNP is actively monitoring the typhoon’s impact and maintaining close coordination with local government units and other relevant agencies as all PNP units have been directed to monitor and report any incidents related to Typhoon Carina. (40 words)
Taiwan sits in an active region for tropical cyclones, but Koinu is only the second typhoon to make landfall in years, after Typhoon Haikui hit the island in early September, injuring dozens but not causing any catastrophic damage. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
Typhoon Maysak uproots trees in Okinawa, Japan Typhoon Maysak, locally called Typhoon No. 9, lashed Japan's Okinawa region with ferocious winds and heavy rains on Monday (August 31).
Typhoon Faxai surpassed Typhoon Higos for the strongest sustained wind speed at landfall in the region and tied with 1958’s Typhoon Helen for the lowest recorded central pressure, according to AIR.
Lantaw Floating Restaurant which started with its in Cordova faced the impact of the pandemic and the super typhoon head-on as the floating structure itself was destroyed by Typhoon Odette last December 2021.
Taiwan sits in an active region for tropical cyclones, but Koinu is only the second typhoon to make landfall in years, after Typhoon Haikui hit the island in early September, injuring dozens but not causing any catastrophic damage.
The typhoon briefly weakened last Wednesday before reintensifying back as a super typhoon on Thursday morning.
He said the PNP is actively monitoring the typhoon’s impact and maintaining close coordination with local government units and other relevant agencies as all PNP units have been directed to monitor and report any incidents related to Typhoon Carina.
Kong-rey was currently more powerful than the deadly Typhoon Gaemi, which was the strongest typhoon to hit Taiwan in eight years when it made landfall in July.
Philippines Braces for Typhoon Goni, Likely to Be Year’s Strongest Storm“We are forecasting widespread destruction,” an official said of the typhoon, which was expected.
The strongest typhoon to hit the country was Typhoon Haiyan, which killed more than 6300 people and displaced more than four million in November 2013.
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The storm, typhoon Hagibis, is forecast to be Japan’s worst typhoon in six decades.
Typhoon Faxai, the 15th typhoon of this year, struck the prefecture early Monday.
Typhoon Hagibis, categorised as a super-typhoon, is predicted to be one of the most violent to hit the region in recent years and is expected to strike the Tokyo area this weekend.
Typhoon Hagibis is expected to pass over or close to Chiba prefecture, which was hit hard by typhoon Faxai a month ago.
Typhoon Hagibis Slams Tokyo, Millions Asked To Evacuate More than six million people were advised to evacuate Tokyo as Typhoon Hagibis bore down on Saturday.
Typhoon Lekima made landfall early on Saturday in the eastern province of Zhejiang with maximum winds of 187 km (116 miles) per hour, although it had weakened from its earlier designation as a "super" typhoon, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
Typhoon Lekima made landfall early yesterday in the eastern province of Zhejiang with maximum winds of 187km per hour, although it had weakened from its earlier designation as a “super” typhoon, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
More than 5 million people were at risk from the storm, which the Hawaii-based Joint Typhoon Warning Center downgraded from a super typhoon.
Saipan and Tinian are on their way to recovery after Super Typhoon Yutu’s hurricane-like winds hammered the islands almost two weeks ago while Rota is also coming back to life after Typhoon Mangkhut’s devastation.
With the overwhelming victory, he is going to lead in the next four years a Commonwealth that’s still reeling from a typhoon and a super typhoon’s massive destruction.
Common combinations with typhoon
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the typhoon 28×
- super typhoon 27×
- by typhoon 16×
- of typhoon 12×
- powerful typhoon 8×
- typhoon carina 7×
- typhoon hagibis 7×
- raf typhoon 6×
- eurofighter typhoon 6×
- typhoon to 5×