This is the monsoon season.
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Monsoon
/mɒnˈsuːn/
Synonyms for "monsoon" (55 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (11)
air currentcat-and-dog weathercrosscurrentcurrentcurrent of airdirty weatherdowndraftdownpourdraftdraughtdraughtsman
Strong matches (17)
draughtyfall windflow of airfollowing windhead windindraftinflowinhalationinrushinspirationjetstreamkatabatic wind
Noun(5 words)
Related words (27)
Noun(7 words)
monsoonal precipitationrainy seasonseasonal rain systemseasonal rainfall patternseasonal wind regimeseasonal wind systemwet season
Related word relations
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14 entriesMore specific
12 entrieseast asian monsoon circulationeastern asian monsoonmonsoon rainfallmonsoon rainfall distributionmonsoon seasonmonsoon windsseasonal rainfall patternsouth asian monsoonsouth asian monsoon circulationsouth asian rainy seasonwest african monsoonwest african rainy season
Collocations
8 entriesmonsoon rainfallmonsoon seasonmonsoon troughmonsoon windsmonsoonal rainfallsouth asian monsoonsouthwest monsoonwestern african monsoon
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesTranslations
8 translations across 8 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- الأمْطَار المَوْسِمِيَّة noun (rain)
Finnish
1 entries- monsuunisade noun (rain)
French
1 entries- mousson noun (rain)
German
1 entries- Monsunregen noun (rain)
Hungarian
1 entries- monszun noun (rain)
Portuguese
1 entries- monção noun (rain)
Tamil
1 entries- பருவமழை noun (rain)
Turkish
1 entries- muson yağmuru noun (rain)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
The monsoon is a central element.
Source: tatoeba (1969152)
On either side of the Equator the prevailing winds blow in opposite directions. Shifting of the boundary north and south creates the monsoon.
Source: tatoeba (2072443)
The monsoon season seems to be dragging on this year.
Source: tatoeba (3529395)
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