Typhoon & storms
Common typhoon and tropical-storm words — meaning and examples on each word page.
- Arabicإعصارa large rotating storm system; often a tropical cyclone
- Arabicتايفونa strong tropical cyclone in the western Pacific
- Arabicتحذيرan official notice of danger or risk ahead
- Arabicجدار العينthe ring of strongest thunderstorms around a cyclone's eye
- Arabicعاصفة رياحa very strong wind, often near storm force
- Arabicعرامabnormal sea-level rise pushed ashore by a storm
- Arabicفيضانoverflow of water covering normally dry land
- Arabicلاندفولthe moment a tropical cyclone reaches land
- Arabicهطول غزيرa sudden heavy rainfall
- Arabicهوريكانa tropical cyclone in the Atlantic or eastern Pacific
- Germanaugenwandthe ring of strongest thunderstorms around a cyclone's eye
- Germanhurrikana tropical cyclone in the Atlantic or eastern Pacific
- Germanlandfallthe moment a tropical cyclone reaches land
- Germanplatzregena sudden heavy rainfall
- Germanstarkwinda very strong wind, often near storm force
- Germansturmflutabnormal sea-level rise pushed ashore by a storm
- Germantaifuna strong tropical cyclone in the western Pacific
- Germanüberschwemmungoverflow of water covering normally dry land
- Germanwarnungan official notice of danger or risk ahead
- Germanzyklona large rotating storm system; often a tropical cyclone
- Englishcyclonea large rotating storm system; often a tropical cyclone
- Englishdownpoura sudden heavy rainfall
- Englisheyewallthe ring of strongest thunderstorms around a cyclone's eye
- Englishfloodoverflow of water covering normally dry land
- Englishgalea very strong wind, often near storm force
- Englishhurricanea tropical cyclone in the Atlantic or eastern Pacific
- Englishlandfallthe moment a tropical cyclone reaches land
- Englishstorm surgeabnormal sea-level rise pushed ashore by a storm
- Englishtyphoona strong tropical cyclone in the western Pacific
- Englishwarningan official notice of danger or risk ahead
- Spanishaguaceroa sudden heavy rainfall
- Spanishalertaan official notice of danger or risk ahead
- Spanishciclóna large rotating storm system; often a tropical cyclone
- Spanishhuracána tropical cyclone in the Atlantic or eastern Pacific
- Spanishinundaciónoverflow of water covering normally dry land
- Spanishlandfallthe moment a tropical cyclone reaches land
- Spanishmarejadaabnormal sea-level rise pushed ashore by a storm
- Spanishpared del ojothe ring of strongest thunderstorms around a cyclone's eye
- Spanishtifóna strong tropical cyclone in the western Pacific
- Spanishvendavala very strong wind, often near storm force
- Filipinobabalaan official notice of danger or risk ahead
- Filipinobagyoa strong tropical cyclone in the western Pacific
- Filipinobahaoverflow of water covering normally dry land
- Filipinocyclonea large rotating storm system; often a tropical cyclone
- Filipinoeyewallthe ring of strongest thunderstorms around a cyclone's eye
- Filipinohurricanea tropical cyclone in the Atlantic or eastern Pacific
- Filipinolandfallthe moment a tropical cyclone reaches land
- Filipinomalakas na hangina very strong wind, often near storm force
- Filipinomalakas na ulana sudden heavy rainfall
- Filipinostorm surgeabnormal sea-level rise pushed ashore by a storm
- Frenchalertean official notice of danger or risk ahead
- Frenchaversea sudden heavy rainfall
- Frenchcoup de venta very strong wind, often near storm force
- Frenchcyclonea large rotating storm system; often a tropical cyclone
- Frenchinondationoverflow of water covering normally dry land
- Frenchlandfallthe moment a tropical cyclone reaches land
- Frenchmur de l'oeilthe ring of strongest thunderstorms around a cyclone's eye
- Frenchonde de tempêteabnormal sea-level rise pushed ashore by a storm
- Frenchouragana tropical cyclone in the Atlantic or eastern Pacific
- Frenchtyphona strong tropical cyclone in the western Pacific
- Hindiआईवॉलthe ring of strongest thunderstorms around a cyclone's eye
- Hindiचक्रवातa large rotating storm system; often a tropical cyclone
- Hindiचेतावनीan official notice of danger or risk ahead
- Hindiटाइफूनa strong tropical cyclone in the western Pacific
- Hindiतूफानी लहरabnormal sea-level rise pushed ashore by a storm
- Hindiतेज़ हवाa very strong wind, often near storm force
- Hindiबाढ़overflow of water covering normally dry land
- Hindiमूसलधार बारिशa sudden heavy rainfall
- Hindiलैंडफॉलthe moment a tropical cyclone reaches land
- Hindiहरिकेनa tropical cyclone in the Atlantic or eastern Pacific
- Indonesianangin kencanga very strong wind, often near storm force
- Indonesianbanjiroverflow of water covering normally dry land
- Indonesiandinding matathe ring of strongest thunderstorms around a cyclone's eye
- Indonesiangelombang badaiabnormal sea-level rise pushed ashore by a storm
- Indonesianhujan derasa sudden heavy rainfall
- Indonesianhurikana tropical cyclone in the Atlantic or eastern Pacific
- Indonesianlandfallthe moment a tropical cyclone reaches land
- Indonesianperingatanan official notice of danger or risk ahead
- Indonesiansiklona large rotating storm system; often a tropical cyclone
- Indonesiantopana strong tropical cyclone in the western Pacific
- Japaneseアイウォールthe ring of strongest thunderstorms around a cyclone's eye
- Japaneseサイクロンa large rotating storm system; often a tropical cyclone
- Japaneseハリケーンa tropical cyclone in the Atlantic or eastern Pacific
- Japanese上陸the moment a tropical cyclone reaches land
- Japanese台風a strong tropical cyclone in the western Pacific
- Japanese強風a very strong wind, often near storm force
- Japanese洪水overflow of water covering normally dry land
- Japanese警報an official notice of danger or risk ahead
- Japanese豪雨a sudden heavy rainfall
- Japanese高潮abnormal sea-level rise pushed ashore by a storm
- Korean강풍a very strong wind, often near storm force
- Korean경보an official notice of danger or risk ahead
- Korean눈벽the ring of strongest thunderstorms around a cyclone's eye
- Korean사이클론a large rotating storm system; often a tropical cyclone
- Korean상륙the moment a tropical cyclone reaches land
- Korean태풍a strong tropical cyclone in the western Pacific
- Korean폭우a sudden heavy rainfall
- Korean폭풍해일abnormal sea-level rise pushed ashore by a storm
- Korean허리케인a tropical cyclone in the Atlantic or eastern Pacific
- Korean홍수overflow of water covering normally dry land
- Malayamaranan official notice of danger or risk ahead
- Malayangin kencanga very strong wind, often near storm force
- Malaybanjiroverflow of water covering normally dry land
- Malaydinding matathe ring of strongest thunderstorms around a cyclone's eye
- Malayhujan lebata sudden heavy rainfall
- Malayhurikana tropical cyclone in the Atlantic or eastern Pacific
- Malaylandfallthe moment a tropical cyclone reaches land
- Malayombak ributabnormal sea-level rise pushed ashore by a storm
- Malaysiklona large rotating storm system; often a tropical cyclone
- Malaytaufana strong tropical cyclone in the western Pacific
- Portugueseaguaceiroa sudden heavy rainfall
- Portuguesealertaan official notice of danger or risk ahead
- Portugueseciclonea large rotating storm system; often a tropical cyclone
- Portuguesefuracãoa tropical cyclone in the Atlantic or eastern Pacific
- Portugueseinundaçãooverflow of water covering normally dry land
- Portugueselandfallthe moment a tropical cyclone reaches land
- Portugueseparede do olhothe ring of strongest thunderstorms around a cyclone's eye
- Portugueseressacaabnormal sea-level rise pushed ashore by a storm
- Portuguesetufãoa strong tropical cyclone in the western Pacific
- Portuguesevendavala very strong wind, often near storm force
- Russianлендфоллthe moment a tropical cyclone reaches land
- Russianливеньa sudden heavy rainfall
- Russianнаводнениеoverflow of water covering normally dry land
- Russianнагонabnormal sea-level rise pushed ashore by a storm
- Russianпредупреждениеan official notice of danger or risk ahead
- Russianстена глазаthe ring of strongest thunderstorms around a cyclone's eye
- Russianтайфунa strong tropical cyclone in the western Pacific
- Russianураганa tropical cyclone in the Atlantic or eastern Pacific
- Russianциклонa large rotating storm system; often a tropical cyclone
- Russianшквалa very strong wind, often near storm force
- Thaiกำแพงตาthe ring of strongest thunderstorms around a cyclone's eye
- Thaiคำเตือนan official notice of danger or risk ahead
- Thaiไซโคลนa large rotating storm system; often a tropical cyclone
- Thaiไต้ฝุ่นa strong tropical cyclone in the western Pacific
- Thaiน้ำท่วมoverflow of water covering normally dry land
- Thaiฝนตกหนักa sudden heavy rainfall
- Thaiพายุซัดฝั่งabnormal sea-level rise pushed ashore by a storm
- Thaiลมแรงa very strong wind, often near storm force
- Thaiแลนด์ฟอลthe moment a tropical cyclone reaches land
- Thaiเฮอริเคนa tropical cyclone in the Atlantic or eastern Pacific
- Vietnamesebãoa strong tropical cyclone in the western Pacific
- Vietnamesebão tốa tropical cyclone in the Atlantic or eastern Pacific
- Vietnamesecảnh báoan official notice of danger or risk ahead
- Vietnameseđổ bộthe moment a tropical cyclone reaches land
- Vietnamesegió mạnha very strong wind, often near storm force
- Vietnameselũ lụtoverflow of water covering normally dry land
- Vietnamesemưa xối xảa sudden heavy rainfall
- Vietnamesesóng dângabnormal sea-level rise pushed ashore by a storm
- Vietnamesevành mắtthe ring of strongest thunderstorms around a cyclone's eye
- Vietnamesexoáy thuậna large rotating storm system; often a tropical cyclone
- Chinese (Simplified)台风a strong tropical cyclone in the western Pacific
- Chinese (Simplified)大风a very strong wind, often near storm force
- Chinese (Simplified)暴雨a sudden heavy rainfall
- Chinese (Simplified)气旋a large rotating storm system; often a tropical cyclone
- Chinese (Simplified)洪水overflow of water covering normally dry land
- Chinese (Simplified)登陆the moment a tropical cyclone reaches land
- Chinese (Simplified)眼墙the ring of strongest thunderstorms around a cyclone's eye
- Chinese (Simplified)警报an official notice of danger or risk ahead
- Chinese (Simplified)风暴潮abnormal sea-level rise pushed ashore by a storm
- Chinese (Simplified)飓风a tropical cyclone in the Atlantic or eastern Pacific