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monsoon

noun

1 monsoon

A seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter.

Roget 349: wind, draught, flatus, afflatus, efflation, eluvium; air; breath, breath of air; puff, whiff, zephyr; blow, breeze, ... show more

Dutch: moesson
Polish: monsun

2 monsoon

Rainy season in southern Asia when the southwestern monsoon blows, bringing heavy rains.

Dutch: moesson, regenmoesson

3 monsoon

Any wind that changes direction with the seasons.


Moby thesaurus: 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 ... show more.

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