• Typhon

    Origin

    Perhaps from Ancient Greek Τυφῶν (Tuphōn, "Typhon, father of the winds")- but see typhoon.

    Full definition of typhon

    Noun

    typhon

    (plural typhons)
    1. (obsolete) A violent whirlwind; a typhoon.
      • ThomsonThe circling typhon whirled from point to point.----
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