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  • noun An exceptionally large and powerful typhoon.

Etymologies

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super- +‎ typhoon

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Examples

  • On the subject of hurricanes, however, there is a category-5 supertyphoon, Jangmi, which is bearing down on Taiwan and Shanghai, with winds sustained at 144 mph and gusting to 190 mph, and a tight, brutal eye.

    that's the news... tnh 2008

  • Another supertyphoon heading, yes, towards the Philippines, but the forecast is to bring it more north, actually towards Japan.

    CNN Transcript Oct 5, 2009 2009

  • But nonetheless, nother supertyphoon in the Pacific.

    CNN Transcript Oct 5, 2009 2009

  • But somehow, no deaths, no injuries reported here, even though authorities described Wipha as a supertyphoon, potentially the most devastating to hit China in a decade.

    CNN Transcript Sep 19, 2007 2007

  • Eleven people died in the Philippines as the storm, which made landfall as a supertyphoon on Oct. 18, passed over Luzon, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2010

  • Eleven people died in the Philippines as the storm, which made landfall as a supertyphoon on Oct. 18, passed over Luzon, the National Disaster council said today.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2010

  • The storm, which made landfall as a supertyphoon on Luzon's northeast coast yesterday, was about 210 kilometers (130 miles) southwest of Laoag on the west coast at 2 a.m.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2010

  • Earlier this week, 26 people died in the Philippines as the storm, which made landfall as a supertyphoon on Oct. 18, passed over Luzon, the National Disaster

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2010

  • The storm, which made landfall as a supertyphoon on Luzon's northeast coast yesterday, was about 270 kilometers (170 miles) southwest of Laoag on the west coast at 8 a.m.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2010

  • The storm, which made landfall as a supertyphoon on Luzon's northeast coast yesterday before weakening over land, was about 350 kilometers (220 miles) northwest of Manila and 780 kilometers southeast of Hong Kong at 2 p.m. local time, the U.S.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2010

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