1. typhoon - Noun
2. typhoon - Verb
A violent whirlwind; specifically, a violent whirlwind occurring in the Chinese seas.
Source: Webster's dictionaryMy parents came from the Kyushu Island in the Southern part of Japan to find work in Tokyo. So we could only afford to live downtown, in a low-income area. It was just by the river, and whenever a typhoon came around, we were under water up to, like, here. That's the kind of place we lived in. Takashi Murakami
After a typhoon there are pears to gather up. English Proverb
He who sowed wind, reaps a typhoon. Filipino Proverb
After mega Typhoon Hagibis lashed eastern Japan in October last year, a homeless man being denied shelter at a local evacuation center sparked international outrage. Source: Internet
AJ had a riverboat captain’s license as well as an airplane pilot’s license and was on a destroyer during a typhoon in the Pacific Ocean and a river boat in a hurricane on the Mississippi River. Source: Internet
A fisherman secures a boat in preparation for Typhoon Goni in Manila, Philippines. Source: Internet