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The term used to describe tropical cyclones with maximum sustained winds exceeding 33 meters per second (63 knots, 73 mph, or 117 km/h) depends on the region:

*''hurricane'' in the North [[Atlantic Ocean]], North [[Pacific Ocean]] east of the [[International date line|dateline]], and the South Pacific Ocean east of 160°E, and ''unofficially'' in the South Atlantic Ocean

*''typhoon'' in the Northwest Pacific Ocean west of the dateline

*''severe tropical cyclone'' in the Southwest Pacific Ocean west of 160°E or Southeast Indian Ocean east of 90°E

*''severe cyclonic storm'' in the North Indian Ocean

*''tropical cyclone'' in the Southwest Indian Ocean and South Pacific Ocean westeast of 160°E.

===Etymology===