"typhoon shelter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: typhoon shelters [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Chinese 避風塘/避风塘 (bìfēngtáng). Etymology templates: {{calque|en|zh|避風塘}} Calque of Chinese 避風塘/避风塘 (bìfēngtáng) Head templates: {{en-noun}} typhoon shelter (plural typhoon shelters)
  1. (China, Hong Kong) A sheltered section of a harbour where small to medium-sized watercraft can dock during typhoons, gales, or other rough weather. Tags: China, Hong-Kong
    Sense id: en-typhoon_shelter-en-noun-hF6A76OH Categories (other): Chinese English, Hong Kong English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51
  2. (Chinese cooking) A style of seafood preparation in which the meat is deep-fried with garlic, ginger, scallions, chili, and black bean. Tags: Chinese Categories (topical): Cooking
    Sense id: en-typhoon_shelter-en-noun-BQOAZS1Z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

Inflected forms

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