The difference between Tropical storm and Typhoon
When used as nouns, tropical storm means a cyclone within the tropics, typically having its thunderclouds organized in a spiral shape with wind speeds on the surface between about 30 and 75 miles (60 - 120 km) per hour, whereas typhoon means a weather phenomenon in the northwestern pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane, which results in wind speeds of 64 knots (118km/h) or above. equivalent to a cyclone in the indian ocean and indonesia/australia.
Typhoon is also verb with the meaning: to swirl like a hurricane.
check bellow for the other definitions of Tropical storm and Typhoon
-
Tropical storm as a noun:
A cyclone within the tropics, typically having its thunderclouds organized in a spiral shape with wind speeds on the surface between about 30 and 75 miles (60 - 120 km) per hour.
-
Typhoon as a noun:
A weather phenomenon in the northwestern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane, which results in wind speeds of 64 knots (118km/h) or above. Equivalent to a cyclone in the Indian Ocean and Indonesia/Australia.
-
Typhoon as a verb (intransitive):
To swirl like a hurricane.