monsoon

noun
/mɒnˈsuːn/

Any of a number of winds associated with regions where most rain falls during a particular season.

Other meanings

Tropical rainy season when the rain lasts for several months with few interruptions.
The rains themselves.

Related words

antimonsoon
intermonsoon
intermonsoonal
intramonsoon
intramonsoonal
monsoonal
monsoonally
monsoonish
monsoonlike
monsoony
monsoonless
palaeomonsoon

Word history

From Arabic "مَوْسِم" (season).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “monsoon” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.