Typhon vs Hurricane - What's the difference?
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(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 as well, and that he bears 100 heads. He is shrouded in giant wings, his eyes blazed a white fire, and his arms reached towards the stars.
(en noun)
A severe tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea]], Gulf of Mexico, or in the eastern North [[Pacific Ocean, Pacific off the west coast of Mexico, with winds of 74 miles per hour (119 kph) or greater accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes.
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(meteorology) a wind scale for quite strong wind, stronger than a storm
(sports, aerial freestyle skiing) "full—triple-full—full" – an acrobatic maneuver consisting of three flips and five twists, with one twist on the first flip, three twists on the second flip, one twist on the third flip
As a noun typhon
is (obsolete) a violent whirlwind; a typhoon.As a proper noun hurricane is
a british fighter aircraft used during world war ii, especially during the battle of britain.typhon
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(wikipedia Typhon)Proper noun
(en proper noun)Anagrams
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(Tropical cyclone)Etymology 1
From (etyl) , ultimately from the name of the (etyl) storm god Juracán whom the Taínos believed dwelled on El Yunque mountain and, when he was upset, sent the strong winds and rain upon them.Noun
citation, passage=An extreme version of vorticity is a vortex . The vortex is a spinning, cyclonic mass of fluid, which can be observed in the rotation of water going down a drain, as well as in smoke rings, tornados and hurricanes .}}