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typhoon

/taɪˈfuːn/noun

उच्चारण टाइफ़ून

तूफ़ान (प्रशांत)

Core word

noun
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    a violent tropical storm with very strong winds

    तूफ़ान (प्रशांत)

    • a typhoon hit Japan
    • Flights were cancelled as the typhoon approached the coast of Taiwan.

    Synonyms cyclone hurricane storm

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

cyclone hurricane storm

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General knowledge

Geography: the same storm is a cyclone (Indian Ocean), a hurricane (Atlantic) and a typhoon (Pacific).

भूगोल में एक ही तूफ़ान को cyclone (हिंद महासागर), hurricane (अटलांटिक) और typhoon (प्रशांत) कहते हैं।