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monsoon
[ mon-soon ]
noun
- the seasonal wind of the Indian Ocean and southern Asia, blowing from the southwest in summer and from the northeast in winter.
- (in India and nearby lands) the season during which the southwest monsoon blows, commonly marked by heavy rains; rainy season.
- any wind that changes directions with the seasons.
- any persistent wind established between water and adjoining land.
monsoon
/ mɒnˈsuːn /
noun
- a seasonal wind of S Asia that blows from the southwest in summer, bringing heavy rains, and from the northeast in winter
- the rainy season when the SW monsoon blows, from about April to October
- any wind that changes direction with the seasons
monsoon
/ mŏn-so̅o̅n′ /
- A system of winds that influences the climate of a large area and that reverses direction with the seasons. Monsoons are caused primarily by the much greater annual variation in temperature over large areas of land than over large areas of adjacent ocean water. This variation causes an excess of atmospheric pressure over the continents in the winter, and a deficit in the summer. The disparity causes strong winds to blow between the ocean and the land, bringing heavy seasonal rainfall.
- In southern Asia, a wind that is part of such a system and that blows from the southwest in the summer and usually brings heavy rains.
monsoon
- A wind system that affects large climatic regions and reverses direction seasonally.
Notes
Derived Forms
- monˈsoonal, adjective
Other Words From
- mon·soonal adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of monsoon1
Word History and Origins
Origin of monsoon1
Example Sentences
This can occur during hurricanes along the East Coast or monsoons in the Southwest, but climate change makes it possible even during a regular rainstorm.
In a regional quirk, the aerosols emitted by South Asia—particles from emissions, or stirred-up dust—are thought to have had the opposite effect over the second half of the 20th century, drying out the monsoon and triggering droughts.
The Western Samoan government required villages to build cement schools because their former palm-thatch construction could not withstand the frequent monsoons.
The delayed monsoons can have an implication on the sowing of the Kharif monsoon crop and thereby crop output.
It’s that time of year again in the US—hurricane and monsoon season is upon us.
Monsoon rains sparked widespread flooding that submerged the camp in water.
The monsoon season that year saw six tiger attacks, despite the normal rarity of such incidents in that season.
By Sunday, the shifting winds of a monsoon storm drove the flames toward the town.
The Bangkok metro continued to operate even as a foot of water lapped at the entrances during the 2011 monsoon.
Neither heat nor the threat of monsoon-like rains keeps activists from their placards.
Undoubtedly the best time to try and climb the mountain would be before the monsoon breaks in May or early June.
Without consulting the meteorologist at Simla it is difficult to accept assertions about the monsoon as ultimate truth.
Huge breakers, urged on by the southeast monsoon, boil over these rocks from one year's end to the next.
I suppose this break may be taken as the forerunner of the monsoon on Mount Everest.
Will the whole of the snow fallen during the monsoon of 1921 have melted before the next monsoon, and if so by what date?
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