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# monsoon

noun (a monsoon, monsoons)

«monsoon» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A wind in South Asia and nearby places that changes direction with the seasons. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monsoon/#m1)
2. The season of very heavy rain that this wind brings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monsoon/#m2)
3. (informal) Very heavy rain anywhere. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monsoon/#m3)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monsoon/#x1)
- Farmers wait for the monsoon to water their rice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monsoon/#x2)
- During the monsoon, some roads flood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monsoon/#x3)
- Northern Australia has a wet season with monsoon rains. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monsoon/#x4)
- It was like a monsoon outside — we got soaked! (informal) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monsoon/#x5)
- The monsoon winds change direction with the seasons. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monsoon/#x6)
- 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monsoon/#x7)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «monsoon» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monsoon/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«monsoon» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/monsoon.html) on Mova free.