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monsoon
CIDE DICTIONARY
monsoon, n. [Malay m, fr. Ar. mausim a time, season: cf. F. monson, mousson, Sr. monzon, Pg. monção, It. monsone.].
- A wind blowing part of the year from one direction, alternating with a wind from the opposite direction; -- a term applied particularly to periodical winds of the Indian Ocean, which blow from the southwest from the latter part of May to the middle of September, and from the northeast from about the middle of October to the middle of December. [1913 Webster]
- A heavy rainfall in India associated with the southwest monsoon{1}. [PJC]
- The season in which the monsoon{2} occurs. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
monsoon, n.
1 a wind in S. Asia, esp. in the Indian Ocean, blowing from the south west in summer (wet monsoon) and the north east in winter (dry monsoon).
2 a rainy season accompanying a wet monsoon.
3 any other wind with periodic alternations.
1 a wind in S. Asia, esp. in the Indian Ocean, blowing from the south west in summer (wet monsoon) and the north east in winter (dry monsoon).
2 a rainy season accompanying a wet monsoon.
3 any other wind with periodic alternations.
Derivative
monsoonal adj.
Etymology
obs. Du. monssoen f. Port. mon{ccedil}|.o f. Arab. mawsim fixed season f. wasama to mark
THESAURUS
monsoon
air current, cat-and-dog weather, crosscurrent, current, current of air, dirty weather, downdraft, draft, fall wind, flow of air, following wind, head wind, indraft, inflow, inhalation, inrush, inspiration, jetstream, katabatic wind, movement of air, predominance of Aquarius, raininess, rains, rainy day, rainy season, rainy weather, spell of rain, spring rains, stormy weather, stream, stream of air, tail wind, undercurrent, updraft, wet, wet season, wet weather, windROGET THESAURUS
monsoon
Wind
N wind, draught, flatus, afflatus, efflation, eluvium, air, breath, breath of air, puff, whiff, zephyr, blow, breeze, drift, aura, stream, current, jet stream, undercurrent, gust, blast, squall, gale, half a gale, storm, tempest, hurricane, whirlwind, tornado, samiel, cyclone, anticyclone, typhoon, simoon, simoom, harmattan, monsoon, trade wind, sirocco, mistral, bise, tramontane, levanter, capful of wind, fresh breeze, stiff breeze, keen blast, blizzard, barber, candelia, chinook, foehn, khamsin, norther, vendaval, wuther, windiness, ventosity, rough weather, dirty weather, ugly weather, stress of weather, dirty sky, mare's tail, thick squall, black squall, white squall, anemography, aerodynamics, wind gauge, weathercock, vane, weather- vane, wind sock, anemometer, anemoscope, sufflation, insufflation, perflation, inflation, afflation, blowing, fanning, ventilation, sneezing, errhine, sternutative, sternutatory, sternutation, hiccup, hiccough, catching of the breath, Eolus, Boreas, Zephyr, cave of Eolus, air pump, air blower, lungs, bellows, blowpipe, fan, ventilator, punkah, branchiae, gills, flabellum, vertilabrum, whiffle ball, blowing, windy, flatulent, breezy, gusty, squally, stormy, tempestuous, blustering, boisterous, pulmonic, pulmonary, lull'd by soft zephyrs, the storm is up and all is on the hazard, the winds were wither'd in the stagnant air, while mocking winds are piping loud, winged with red lightning and tempestuous rage.For further exploring for "monsoon" in Webster Dictionary Online
