Ty*phoon" (?), n. [Earlier tuffoon,
tuffon, Pg. tufão, Ar. tufān a violent
storm; probably fr. Gr. tyfw^n, tyfw^s, a violent
whirlwind, that rushes upward from the earth, whirling clouds of dust (cf.
Typhus); or perhaps from Chin. t'ai-fung a cyclonic wind.]
A violent whirlwind; specifically, a violent whirlwind occurring in
the Chinese seas.
Ty*phoon" (?), n. [Earlier tuffoon,
tuffon, Pg. tufão, Ar. tufān a violent
storm; probably fr. Gr. tyfw^n, tyfw^s, a violent
whirlwind, that rushes upward from the earth, whirling clouds of dust (cf.
Typhus); or perhaps from Chin. t'ai-fung a cyclonic wind.]
A violent whirlwind; specifically, a violent whirlwind occurring in
the Chinese seas.
