- 1a period of heavy rain in summer in S Asia; the rain that falls during this period Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjectivesummer, winter monsoon + verbset in monsoon + nounrains, season prepositionduring a/the monsoon See full entry See related entries: Rain
- 2a wind in S Asia that blows from the south-west in summer, bringing rain, and the north-east in winter Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjectivesummer, winter monsoon + verbset in monsoon + nounrains, season prepositionduring a/the monsoon See full entry Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Portuguese monção, from Arabic mawsim ‘season’, from wasama ‘to mark, brand’. Wordfinderraindownpour, drought, flash flood, monsoon, precipitation, puddle, rain, shelter, shower, squallExtra examples The south-west monsoon sets in during April. Travelling is much more difficult during the monsoon. By the end of September it seemed that the monsoon season was drawing to a close. The monsoon blew relentlessly into our faces. This year’s monsoon rains are expected to flood several villages. monsoon rains/winds/weather
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