MONSOON

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("monsoon" is a kind of...):

air current; current of air; wind (air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure)

Meaning:

Any wind that changes direction with the seasons

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("monsoon" is a kind of...):

rain; rainfall (water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere)

air current; current of air; wind (air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure)

Meaning:

Rainy season in southern Asia when the southwestern monsoon blows, bringing heavy rains

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Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("monsoon" is a kind of...):

rainy season (one of the two seasons in tropical climates)