Tŷ-phōon', n.

n. [Lat. typhon, Gr. τυφών, τυφώς, a violent whirlwind, that rushes upward from the earth, whirling clouds of dust;—probably so called because it was held to be the work of Typhon or Typhos, a giant struck with lightning by Jupiter, and buried under Mount Ætna. Cf. TUFFOON.]

1. A violent tornado or hurricane occurring in the Chinese seas. Brande.
2. Sometimes, the simoom.