About The Word Monsoon
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Monsoon
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What's The Definition Of Monsoon?
[n] a seasonal wind in S Asia; blows from the SW (bringing rain) in summer and from the NE in winter
[n] any wind that changes direction with the seasons [n] season in S Asia when the SW monsoon blows, bringing heavy rains Synonyms | Synonyms for Monsoon: Related Terms | Find terms related to Monsoon: air current | cat-and-dog weather | crosscurrent | current | current of air | dirty weather | downdraft | draft | fall wind | flow of air | following wind | head wind | indraft | inflow | inhalation | inrush | inspiration | jetstream | katabatic wind | movement of air | predominance of Aquarius | raininess | rains | rainy day | rainy season | rainy weather | spell of rain | spring rains | stormy weather | stream | stream of air | tail wind | undercurrent | updraft | wet | wet season | wet weather | wind See Also | rain | rainfall | rainy season | wind Monsoon In Webster's Dictionary \Mon*soon"\, n. [Malay m[=u]sim, fr. Ar. mausim a time,
season: cf. F. monson, mousson, Sr. monzon, Pg. mon[,c][~a]o,
It. monsone.]
A wind blowing part of the year from one direction,
alternating with a wind from the opposite direction; -- a
term applied particularly to periodical winds of the Indian
Ocean, which blow from the southwest from the latter part of
May to the middle of September, and from the northeast from
about the middle of October to the middle of December.
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