typhon
See also: Typhon
English edit
Etymology edit
Perhaps from Ancient Greek Τυφῶν (Tuphôn, “Typhon, father of the winds”); see typhoon.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
typhon (plural typhons)
- (obsolete) A violent whirlwind; a typhoon.
- 1727, James Thomson, “Summer”, in The Seasons, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, and sold by Thomas Cadell, […], published 1768, →OCLC:
- The circling typhon whirled from point to point.
Anagrams edit
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
typhon m (plural typhons)
- tropical cyclone, typhoon (hurricane in the Pacific)
Further reading edit
- “typhon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.