Monsoon

[mɒn'suːn] or [,mɑn'sun]

Definition

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

(noun.) any wind that changes direction with the seasons.

(noun.) rainy season in southern Asia when the southwestern monsoon blows, bringing heavy rains.

Editor: Murdoch--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) 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.

Typed by Larry

Definition

n. a periodical wind of the Indian Ocean which blows from the S.W. from April to October and from the N.E. the rest of the year: similar winds elsewhere returning periodically with the seasons.—adj. Monsoon′al

Edited by Angelina