monsoon
noun/ˌmɒnˈsuːn/
/ˌmɑːnˈsuːn/
- a period of heavy rain in summer in South Asia; the rain that falls during this period
- Travelling is much more difficult during the monsoon.
- This year's monsoon rains are expected to flood several villages.
Extra ExamplesTopics Weatherc1- The south-west monsoon sets in during April.
- By the end of September it seemed that the monsoon season was drawing to a close.
- monsoon winds/weather
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- summer
- winter
- set in
- rains
- season
- during a/the monsoon
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- a wind in South Asia that blows from the south-west in summer, bringing rain, and the north-east in winter
- The monsoon blew relentlessly into our faces.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- summer
- winter
- set in
- rains
- season
- during a/the monsoon
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Portuguese monção, from Arabic mawsim ‘season’, from wasama ‘to mark, brand’.
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