Is a cyclone, hurricane, and typhoon all basically the same type of storm, just in a different location?

Question

I know what a hurricane and tornado is. I am confused about cyclones and typhoons. I do not need a scientific answer, just the basic difference.

Answer 1

Yes.  A cyclone is a type of storm and a hurricane is a tropical cyclone and a typhoon is a pacific cyclone, so yes they are all the same thing with just different locations.

Answer 2

yeah, they are the same

Answer 3

yes they are the same storms just in another location

Answer 4

A Cyclone is any Low Pressure system.  The name is derived from it's Cyclonic Rotation of winds.  Hurricane's and Typhoon's are the same thing in a different location.  All Hurricane's and Typhoon's are also Cyclones, but they are smaller and more intense than normal low pressure Cyclones.

Answer 5

i'm fairly sure that a hurricane and typhoon are the same but in different locations.

i know that hurricanes have an eye but i've never heard of a typhoon having one. but i still think that they are the same thing.

but a cyclone/tornado is different... they're a lot smaller and less predictable.

Answer 6

I think cyclones and tornados are the same, smaller storms with the characteristic funnel cloud, like what brought Dorothy to Oz, but are different than hurricane/typhoon.  I think Hurricane and typhoon are the same, larger storms with giant circular motion, such as Rita and Katrina a few years back.  I know you are familiar with them.