Thesaurus: monsoon

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1. n. 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.
2. n. a seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter
3. n. rainy season in southern Asia when the southwestern monsoon blows, bringing heavy rains
4. n. any wind that changes direction with the seasons
5. 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.
6. A wind blowing part of the year from one direction, alternatingwith a wind from the opposite direction; -- a term appliedparticularly to periodical winds of the Indian Ocean, which blow fromthe southwest from the latter part of May to the middle of September,and from the northeast from about the middle of October to the middleof December.
7. n:100 n. a seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter n. rainy season in southern Asia when the southwestern monsoon blows, bringing heavy rains n. any wind that changes direction with the seasons