monsoon

noun

mon·soon män-ˈsün How to pronounce monsoon (audio)

ˈmän-ˌsün

: a periodic wind especially in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia

: the season of the southwest monsoon in India and adjacent areas that is characterized by very heavy rainfall

: rainfall that is associated with the monsoon

monsoonal

män-ˈsü-nᵊl How to pronounce monsoon (audio)

ˈmän-ˌsü-

adjective

Example Sentences

floods caused by summer monsoons

Recent Examples on the Web That is a significant achievement; more than 1,200 people – almost one-third of them children – have died since the monsoon began at the end of June.

Hasan Ali, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Sep. 2022 And according to a 2021 study global, heating is making the south Asian monsoon more intense and erratic, with each 1 degree Celsius rise in global temperature leading to 5 percent more rain.

Damian Carrington, WIRED, 3 Sep. 2022 And now the monster monsoon of the decade is wreaking nonstop havoc throughout the country.

Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2022 But Moede says its possible that the seasonal monsoon will surge back to life on Thursday and last several days, producing high humidity from the coast to the mountains.

Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2022 Since mid-June, when the monsoon began, over 3,000 kilometers (1,864 miles) of road, 130 bridges and 495,000 homes have been damaged, according to NDMA's last situation report, figures also echoed in the OHCA report.

Reuters, CNN, 25 Aug. 2022 Looking eastward, the monsoon presses on with another chance of showers/t'storms.

Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2022 Paddy is a water-heavy crop and, like India in general, is heavily dependent on the annual monsoon.

Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 4 Aug. 2022 During the summertime monsoon in the Desert Southwest, intense flooding can seemingly come from nowhere.

Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2022 See More

单词	monsoon
释义	monsoon noun mon·soon män-ˈsün ˈmän-ˌsün 1 : a periodic wind especially in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia 2 : the season of the southwest monsoon in India and adjacent areas that is characterized by very heavy rainfall 3 : rainfall that is associated with the monsoon monsoonal män-ˈsü-nᵊl ˈmän-ˌsü- adjective Example Sentences floods caused by summer monsoons Recent Examples on the Web That is a significant achievement; more than 1,200 people – almost one-third of them children – have died since the monsoon began at the end of June. Hasan Ali, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Sep. 2022 And according to a 2021 study global, heating is making the south Asian monsoon more intense and erratic, with each 1 degree Celsius rise in global temperature leading to 5 percent more rain. Damian Carrington, WIRED, 3 Sep. 2022 And now the monster monsoon of the decade is wreaking nonstop havoc throughout the country. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2022 But Moede says its possible that the seasonal monsoon will surge back to life on Thursday and last several days, producing high humidity from the coast to the mountains. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2022 Since mid-June, when the monsoon began, over 3,000 kilometers (1,864 miles) of road, 130 bridges and 495,000 homes have been damaged, according to NDMA's last situation report, figures also echoed in the OHCA report. Reuters, CNN, 25 Aug. 2022 Looking eastward, the monsoon presses on with another chance of showers/t'storms. Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2022 Paddy is a water-heavy crop and, like India in general, is heavily dependent on the annual monsoon. Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 4 Aug. 2022 During the summertime monsoon in the Desert Southwest, intense flooding can seemingly come from nowhere. Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology obsolete Dutch monssoen, from Portuguese monção, from Arabic mawsim time, season First Known Use 1584, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition monsoon noun mon·soon män-ˈsün 1 : a wind in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia that blows from the southwest from April to October and from the northeast from October to April 2 : the rainy season that comes with the southwest monsoon monsoon noun as in downpour Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance downpour rainstorm cloudburst thunderstorm deluge storm Antonyms & Near Antonyms rainfall precipitation mist drizzle shower mizzle sprinkle See More
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