monsoon

noun

mon·soon män-ˈsün

ˈmän-ˌsün

Synonyms of monsoon next

: 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

ˈmän-ˌsü-

adjective

Examples of monsoon in a Sentence

floods caused by summer monsoons

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The monsoon was also sporadic, providing little rainfall to alleviate temperatures. —

Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024 Scientists attribute these changes to the state’s sporadic monsoons, long-term drought and the larger effects of climate change caused by atmospheric warming. —

Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 23 Oct. 2024 Tim Holiday reveling the arrival of the first monsoon storm of the season. —

Photographs & Text By Elliot Ross For Time, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024 This could lead to wetter overall monsoons and more devastating flooding like this season. —

Mary Gilbert, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for monsoon