landphoon

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noun

A tropical depression over land whose satellite signature resembles that of a typhoon.

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Meanings

nounlandphoon (plural landphoons)

plural landphoons

  1. AustraliainformalclimatologyA tropical depression over land whose satellite signature resembles that of a typhoon.
  2. informalclimatologyAn extratropical mesoscale convective system over land whose radar or satellite signature resembles that of a hurricane or typhoon.

Origin

Blend of land + typhoon.

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APA

landphoon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/landphoon

MLA

“landphoon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/landphoon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “landphoon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/landphoon.

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