Define the word monsoon
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Answer:
1 : a periodic wind especially in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia.
2 : the season of the southwest monsoon in India and adjacent areas that is characterized by very heavy rainfall. 3 : rainfall that is associated with the monsoon.
Explanation:
Monsoon is the term for the wind that carries heavy rains to southern Asia, and the rains themselves. ... Monsoon describes both the rain that drenches India and Southeast Asia in summer and winter, and the wind that carries that rain. The rains are so heavy that they can lead to floods that wash away entire towns.
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a seasonal prevailing wind in the region of South and SE Asia, blowing from the south-west between May and September and bringing rain (the wet monsoon ), or from the north-east between October and April (the dry monsoon ).