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Monsoon

/mɒnˈsuːn/

Any of a number of winds associated with regions where most rain falls during a particular season.

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noun

1
Any of a number of winds associated with regions where most rain falls during a particular season.
2
Tropical rainy season when the rain lasts for several months with few interruptions.
3
The rains themselves.
4
Entire meteorological systems with such characteristics.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Monsoon"

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Word	Definition
seasonalnoun	Anything that is seasonal, such as a financial trend, a product for sale, or an employee.
torrential	Coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities.
seasonnoun	Each of the four divisions of a year: spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter
mansonnoun	A surname transferred from the given name.
rainfallnoun	The occurrence of liquid precipitation, the fall of rain.
rainsnoun	A rainy season; monsoon
rainstormnoun	A storm characterized by substantial, heavy rainfall.
downpournoun	A heavy rain.
delugenoun	A great flood or rain.
cloudburstnoun	A sudden heavy rainstorm.
torrentnoun	A violent flow, as of water, lava, etc.; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice.
precipitationnoun	(meteorology) Any or all of the forms of water particles, whether liquid or solid, that fall from the upper atmosphere (e.g., rain, hail, snow or sleet). It is a major class of hydrometeor, but it is distinguished from cloud, fog, dew, rime, frost, etc., in that it must fall. It is distinguished from cloud and virga in that it must reach the ground.
monsoon seasonnoun	The part of the year when the monsoon occurs, the rainy season.
antimonsoonnoun	(meteorology) The upper, contrary-moving current of the atmosphere over a monsoon.
northeast monsoonnoun	A period of rainy weather brought by northeasterly winds affecting much of the tropics from December to March.
temporalenoun	(Roman Catholicism) A cycle of texts to be read or chanted at liturgical services on particular weeks and movable feasts throughout the year; a book that contains this cycle.
springnoun	(countable) An act of springing: a leap, a jump.
medicanenoun	(meteorology, informal) A hurricane-like storm that forms in the Mediterranean Sea.
moonbownoun	(meteorology) A rainbow formed by moonlight diffracted by water droplets in the air, usually fainter than a daytime rainbow and with fewer distinguishable colours.
tramontananoun	(weather) A dry, cold north wind in Italy and adjacent Mediterranean areas.