monsoon
noun
the seasonal wind of the Indian Ocean and southern Asia, blowing from the southwest in summer and from the northeast in winter.
monsoons
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pluralof monsoon.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But lower profit margins, the agricultural impact of monsoons and a possible consolidation in public spending could eventually moderate GDP growth, they added.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Its effects can include drought across parts of the Amazon, Indonesia and Australia, disrupted monsoons in India, and more tropical storms and typhoons in the Pacific.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
As the monsoon monsoons, our lights and cameras are hastily scooped up and moved into the beautiful Victorian kitchen of nearby Kenwood House.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
The area experiences heavy rainfall, strong monsoons, and high humidity, all of which rapidly erode rock.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2025
The whole atmosphere, they carried it, the humidity, the monsoons, the stink of fungus and decay, all of it, they carried gravity.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
