typhoon vs hurricane
typhoon
Definitions
noun
- a tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans
Examples
The wet season is also typhoon time.
Typhoon Roke first made landfall in the tourist town of Hamamatsu in Shizuoka prefecture at about 2 p.m. local time Wednesday, knocking over trucks and ripping roofs from homes, then crawled up Japan's Honshu island.
With more than 3,600 Filipinos riding out the typhoon in sturdy school buildings, town halls, churches and relatives 'homes, roads in and out of coastal Isabela province were deserted and blocked by collapsed trees and power lines.
hurricane
Definitions
noun
- a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
Examples
A hurricane is bearing down on central America.
Rescue teams worked desperately to restore utilities in the area shattered by the hurricane.
The hurricane wreaked terrible damage on the east coast, at Miami and the Florida Keys.
