monsoon
/mɑnˈsun/
noun
- A seasonal wind that brings heavy rain, especially in South Asia and Southeast Asia.
- During the monsoon, schools often close due to the heavy rain.
- Farmers rely on the monsoon to water their crops.
- The monsoon arrived early this year, flooding many villages.
- The rainy season itself, typically lasting several months.
- We planned our trip to avoid the monsoon.
- Roads become muddy and difficult to travel during the monsoon.
- The monsoon brings relief from the summer heat.
- A very heavy or sudden rainstorm.
- A monsoon hit the city, causing traffic jams everywhere.
- I got soaked walking home in the sudden monsoon.
- The garden was flooded after last night's monsoon.