Dictionary![]() ![]() ty•phoonPronunciation: (tī-fOOn'), [key] —n. 1. a tropical cyclone or hurricane of the western Pacific area and the China seas. 2. a violent storm or tempest of India. 3. (cap.) Mil. a. a single-engine British ground attack aircraft of World War II. b. NATO's name for a class of nuclear-powered Soviet ballistic missile submarine carrying 20 multiwarhead missiles. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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