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How to pronounce monsoon in English?

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Type Words
Type of air current, current of air, rain, rainfall, wind
Type Words
Type of air current, wind, current of air
Type Words
Type of rainy season

Examples of monsoon

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In August 2010, more than half of the normal monsoon rain fell in only one week.
From the globalspin.blogs.time.com
It literally stinks, reeking of rotten paper, like a leaky library in a monsoon.
From the techcrunch.com
I believe this fire will need the monsoon rains before it will be under control.
From the bbc.co.uk
By law, everything else has to be dismantled and packed away before the monsoon.
From the guardian.co.uk
Leaving would feel like a monsoon to a dirt-burrowed family of African lungfish.
From the timesunion.com
It was only the annual monsoon season that saved them this year, said Brikowski.
From the sciencedaily.com
The rain patterns that drive the plant patterns follow this monsoon circulation.
From the sciencedaily.com
They huddled under umbrellas, three to each, when the monsoon rains poured down.
From the economist.com
The Indian monsoon traditionally begins in June and continues through September.
From the india.blogs.nytimes.com
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  • A seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter
  • Rainy season in southern Asia when the southwestern monsoon blows, bringing heavy rains
  • Any wind that changes direction with the seasons
  • Monsoon is traditionally defined as a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by seasonal changes in precipitation, but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea. ...
  • Monsoon is the fifth studio album and first major label album by American alternative rock band Caroline's Spine. It featured almost entirely songs that can be found on their previous independent releases but were re-recorded or remastered for this album. ...
  • Monsoon was an early to mid 1980s UK progressive rock trio that consisted of singer Sheila Chandra, record producer Steve Coe, and bass guitarist Martin Smith. They are best remembered for their number 12 hit single in the UK Singles Chart in 1982, "Ever So Lonely".
  • Monsoon (Aloba Dastoor) is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics Universe. Aloba's first appearance was in X-Factor vol. 1 #99.
  • Monsoon is an 1988 album by the Little River Band.
  • Monsoon is Preston School of Industry's 2004 second album. The album holds a score of 62 out of 100 from aggregate review website Metacritic.