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
Examples of monsoon in a Sentence
floods caused by summer monsoons
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The start of monsoon means that thunderstorms are often unpredictable, according to Smith.
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Annie Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 22 July 2024
To watch Omnivore is to get a better understanding of how much of your grocery list depends on the regularity of the monsoons in India, the containment of a deadly fungus in Colombia, the ancient know-how of pepper pickers in Serbia.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2024
Flooding from annual monsoon rains is common in South Asia but the climate crisis has turbocharged extreme weather events across the region, scientists say, with prolonged and intense heat waves giving way to record rainfall and storms.
—Sahar Akbarzai, CNN, 17 July 2024
Thunderstorms from Southern California’s monsoon season brought a temporary cooling reprieve over the weekend to a region that had been baking under a triple-digit heat wave but also sparked new wildfires.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2024
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Annie Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 22 July 2024
To watch Omnivore is to get a better understanding of how much of your grocery list depends on the regularity of the monsoons in India, the containment of a deadly fungus in Colombia, the ancient know-how of pepper pickers in Serbia.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2024
Flooding from annual monsoon rains is common in South Asia but the climate crisis has turbocharged extreme weather events across the region, scientists say, with prolonged and intense heat waves giving way to record rainfall and storms.
—Sahar Akbarzai, CNN, 17 July 2024
Thunderstorms from Southern California’s monsoon season brought a temporary cooling reprieve over the weekend to a region that had been baking under a triple-digit heat wave but also sparked new wildfires.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2024
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monsoon
noun
mon·soon
män-ˈsün 
1
: a periodic wind in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia
2
: the rainy season that accompanies the southwest monsoon
3
: rainfall that is associated with the monsoon season
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