A typhoon is a strong tropical cyclone in the western Pacific Ocean.

Typhoon may also refer to:

Military

Aircraft

  • Eurofighter Typhoon, a European-designed multirole combat aircraft
  • Hawker Typhoon, a British World War II aircraft
  • Messerschmitt Taifun, a German aircraft of the interwar period

Ships

  • RMAS Typhoon (A95), an ocean-going tug of the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service
  • Typhoon-class submarine in the Soviet and Russian navies
  • USS Typhoon, a US Navy ship launched in 1993

Other military

  • Taifun (rocket), German World War II unguided anti-aircraft rocket system
  • Typhoon, the German codename for the military offensive directed against Moscow in 1941; see Battle of Moscow
  • Typhoon Weapon Station, an Israeli remote weapon station
  • Typhoon (armored fighting vehicles family), Russian mine-resistant ambush protected armored vehicles
  • Kamaz Typhoon
  • Ural Typhoon

Transportation

  • Armstrong Siddeley Typhoon, a two-door coupé car
  • FPV F6 Typhoon, a high-performance Australian sports sedan
  • GMC Typhoon, a high-performance sport-utility vehicle
  • Piaggio Typhoon, a motor scooter manufactured by Piaggio
  • Rambler Typhoon, a special version of the Rambler Classic two-door hardtop
  • Typhoon, a British steam locomotive operating on the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway
  • Typhoon 18, an American sailboat design
  • Typhoon Senior, an American sailboat design

Arts and entertainment

Film

  • The Typhoon, a 1914 American film
  • Typhoon (1933 film), a German film directed by Robert Wiene
  • Typhoon (1940 film), an American film
  • Typhoon (2005 film), a 2005 South Korean action film

Literature

  • Typhoon (novella), a 1902 novel by Joseph Conrad
  • Typhoon (play) (Taifun), a 1909 play by Melchior Lengyel
  • Typhoon, a 1992 novel by Mark Joseph
  • De Typhoon, a Dutch local newspaper (1944–92)
  • Typhoon (comics), a DC Comics villain

Music

  • Typhoon (American band), a band based in Portland, Oregon
  • Typhoon (South Korean band)
  • Typhoon (Korean singer), former stage name of Kim Kyun-woo, now going by 'Jay'
  • Typhoon (rapper), Dutch rapper
  • Typhoons (album), a 2021 Royal Blood album

Other entertainment

  • Typhoon, a water coaster ride at Six Flags New England amusement park
  • Typhoon (video game), the name outside Japan for the video game A-Jax
  • Typhoon (simulator), a motion simulator created by Triotech Amusement
  • Typhoon Studios, a defunct Canadian video game developer
  • Typhoon (Bobbejaanland), a Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter model roller coaster, Belgium
  • Typhoon Graphics, a Japanese animation studio

Sports

  • Typhoon II, winner of the 1897 Kentucky Derby
  • Frank Tyson (1930–2015), English cricketer, nicknamed Typhoon
  • Fred Ottman (born 1956), American professional wrestler, stage name Typhoon
  • Kyoji Horiguchi (born 1990), Japanese mixed martial artist, nickname The Typhoon
  • Typhoons (women's cricket), an Irish women's cricket team

Other uses

  • HTC Typhoon, a Windows Mobile Smartphone

See also

  • Typhoon No.15 ~B'z Live-Gym The Final Pleasure "It's Showtime!!" in Nagisaen~, a live VHS/DVD by Japanese rock duo B'z
  • Typhoo, a brand of tea in the UK
  • Typhoon shelter, a shelter for fishing boats during typhoons
  • Typhon (disambiguation)
  • Taifun (disambiguation)
  • Toofan (disambiguation)