monsoon

[ US /mɑnˈsun/ ]
[ UK /mənsˈuːn/ ]

NOUN

rainy season in southern Asia when the southwestern monsoon blows, bringing heavy rains
a seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter
any wind that changes direction with the seasons

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How To Use monsoon In A Sentence

There are marked changes in the abundance, activity and composition of almost all components of the pelagic system of the Banda Sea, related to the monsoon-induced alternation between periods of upwelling and downwelling (see Zijlstra and Baars, 1990). Indonesian Sea large marine ecosystem
The Indian monsoon is now under way. Times, Sunday Times
I returned to my hotel to sit at the window and watch the grand son-et-lumière that night, the opening show of the south-west monsoon.
The failure of the monsoon would destroy harvests on which 1000 million people rely.
We get only very little rain during the South West monsoon.
Spending has been jump-started by a drop in interest rates to 30-year lows as well as by the best monsoon since 1988.
To attract holidayers to the State during the Southwest monsoon, brochures detailing the various facets of the monsoon have been brought as in previous years.
Mianyang city belongs to eastern subtropics monsoon climate region, moderate climate, and distinctive four seasons.
On the other hand, when armed with a large umbrella or a well-fitting raincoat and perhaps a pair of gumboots, it is possible to enjoy the monsoon rains, and take time out to splash through muddy puddles and wade through waterlogged roads.
In this tropical climate, there is a rainy, monsoon season from May to October.

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