- southwest monsoon
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Atmospheric Sciences (English-Chinese) dictionary. 2014.
southwest monsoon
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Monsoon — Mon*soon , n. [Malay m[=u]sim, fr. Ar. mausim a time, season: cf. F. monson, mousson, Sr. monzon, Pg. mon[,c][ a]o, It. monsone.] A wind blowing part of the year from one direction, alternating with a wind from the opposite direction; a term… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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monsoon — monsoonal, adj. /mon soohn /, n. 1. the seasonal wind of the Indian Ocean and southern Asia, blowing from the southwest in summer and from the northeast in winter. 2. (in India and nearby lands) the season during which the southwest monsoon blows … Universalium
Monsoon Current — ▪ ocean current also called Monsoon Drift surface current of the northern Indian Ocean. Unlike the Atlantic and Pacific, both of which have strong currents circulating clockwise north of the Equator, the northern Indian Ocean has surface … Universalium
monsoon — noun Etymology: obsolete Dutch monssoen, from Portuguese monção, from Arabic mawsim time, season Date: 1584 1. a periodic wind especially in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia 2. the season of the southwest monsoon in India and adjacent areas… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Southwest floods of 2006 — Severe southwest flash floods started late in the month of July, 2006 in the southwest regions of United States. The areas hit the hardest were New Mexico, El Paso, Texas and Arizona. What caused the severe floods were up 15 days or more of… … Wikipedia
monsoon — [män so͞on′] n. [MDu monssoen < Port monção < Ar mausim, a time, a season] 1. a seasonal wind of the Indian Ocean and S Asia, blowing from the southwest from April to October, and from the northeast during the rest of the year 2. the season … English World dictionary
monsoon — (n.) 1580s, trade wind of the Indian Ocean, from Du. monssoen, from Port. monçao, from Arabic mawsim time of year, appropriate season (for a voyage, pilgrimage, etc.), from wasama he marked. When it blows from the southwest (April through… … Etymology dictionary
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monsoon — mon·soon || mÉ‘n suËn /mÉ’ n. strong wind system from the Indian Ocean blowing northeast in the summer and southwest in the winter; annual season marked by strong winds and heavy rains … English contemporary dictionary
