typhoon

Converse of subject

• hit: In the months before our visit Taiwan was hit by a few typhoons and a lot of people were killed.
• destroy: However, work is not likely to extend to rebuilding the cathedral itself, most of which was destroyed by a typhoon in 1836.

Converse of object

• have: Out here in Southern Kyushu we 've typhoons [ hurricanes ] .
• name: Specifically, it named the powerful typhoons that in 1274 and 1281 destroyed the Mongol fleets that were set to invade Japan.
• experience: We then walked to the city hall, arriving drenched but we wanted to fully experience the typhoon!
• cause: The commonly heard example is that of a butterfly flapping its wings in Australia and causing a typhoon in Jamaica.

Adjective modifier

• powerful: In summer, it bakes in its own heat before the arrival of autumn heralds a wave of powerful typhoons.
• strong: Maximum sustained winds were near 90 knots and was one of the strongest typhoons to impact the region in several years.
• occasional: Oh, and there's the occasional typhoon, some dead and we got pictures.
• first: It arrived late on Friday 1 April and is the first Typhoon to be permanently based in Lincolnshire.
• severe: The native's traditional homes are underground in order to offer safe refuge from the severe typhoons that ravage the area every autumn.
• Japanese: Also the costs of Japanese typhoons could increase by around two-thirds to reach £ 19 billion.

Modifies a noun

• belt: Sabah Sabah means ' land below the wind ' as it lies beneath the typhoon belt toward the north eastern part of Borneo.
• warning: At 1345 Admiral Halsey issued a typhoon warning, to alert Fleet Weather Central to what was going on.
• season: The typhoon season has brought three powerful storms to the region in recent weeks, killing more than 150 people.
• damage: Typhoon damage Enlarge Image The general strike was in 1926.

Noun used with modifier

• balloon: Trolleys should be available for members of the public to use when hiring the ' bouncy castle ' or ' balloon typhoon ' .
• RAF: Alf was one of a party of POW's who were tragically attacked by RAF Typhoons when they were being marched to another camp.
• summer: Furthermore, almost 70 % of the island's total rainfall occurs during the summer typhoon months ( Jul, to September ).