monsoon
part of speech
noun (a monsoon, monsoons)
meaning for a pupil
1) A wind in South Asia and nearby places that changes direction with the seasons. tree →
2) The season of very heavy rain that this wind brings. tree →
3) (informal) Very heavy rain anywhere. tree →
sense in the lessons
In geography and science: India, Bangladesh and northern Australia have monsoon seasons; the rain helps farms but can cause floods. Phrases: the monsoon season, monsoon rains.
examples
- The monsoon brings heavy rain to India every summer. tree →
- Farmers wait for the monsoon to water their rice. tree →
- During the monsoon, some roads flood. tree →
- Northern Australia has a wet season with monsoon rains. tree →
- It was like a monsoon outside — we got soaked! (informal) tree →
- The monsoon winds change direction with the seasons. tree →
- So I stayed with him till the time of the monsoon, and every day we added to our store of ivory till all his ware-houses were overflowing with it. tree →
note
Countable. The word means the wind and its season, not just one storm. Safety: monsoon floods are dangerous; never walk or drive through flood water.
Trees and pragmatics
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