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monsoon (enc)

Monsoon

Noun1.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"
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
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"

 

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