monsoon

English Thesaurus

1. a seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter (noun.phenomenon)

hypernym	:	air current, current of air, wind,
definition	:	air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure (noun.phenomenon)

2. any wind that changes direction with the seasons (noun.phenomenon)

hypernym	:	rain, rainfall,
definition	:	water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere (noun.phenomenon)

hypernym	:	air current, current of air, wind,
definition	:	air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure (noun.phenomenon)

3. rainy season in southern Asia when the southwestern monsoon blows, bringing heavy rains (noun.time)

hypernym	:	rainy season,
definition	:	one of the two seasons in tropical climates (noun.time)