monsoon | | |
n. (phenomenon) | 1. monsoon | a seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter. |
| ~ air current, current of air, wind | air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere" |
n. (time) | 2. monsoon | rainy season in southern Asia when the southwestern monsoon blows, bringing heavy rains. |
| ~ rainy season | one of the two seasons in tropical climates. |
n. (phenomenon) | 3. monsoon | any wind that changes direction with the seasons. |
| ~ rain, rainfall | water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere. |
| ~ air current, current of air, wind | air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere" |
rainy season | | |
n. (time) | 1. rainy season | one of the two seasons in tropical climates. |
| ~ time of year, season | one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions.; "the regular sequence of the seasons" |
| ~ monsoon | rainy season in southern Asia when the southwestern monsoon blows, bringing heavy rains. |
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