τυφώνας — meaning in English

English meaning

• hurricane noun A powerful rotating tropical storm with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, typically forming over the Atlantic or eastern Pacific.
• typhoon noun A powerful tropical storm that forms over the northwestern Pacific Ocean, equivalent to a hurricane elsewhere.

Senses

τυφώνας is used for these senses in English:

• Typhon (Greek mythology) The most powerful and feared of all Greek monsters, having the head, arms, and torso of a man, and his bottom half consisting of countless dragons or serpents. Some stories also say that his hands ended in serpents and that he bears 100 heads. He is shrouded in giant wings, his eyes blaze a white fire, and his arms reach towards the stars.
• hurricane A severe tropical cyclone; an intense storm rotating around a central eye. [16th c.]
• typhoon (in particular) 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.

hurricane — full definition

1. noun A powerful rotating tropical storm with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, typically forming over the Atlantic or eastern Pacific.
2. noun Any sudden, overwhelming rush of activity, emotion, or force.
3. noun A sweet rum-based cocktail typically made with passion fruit and lemon juice.

Related Greek words