monsoon

Substantivin Dialogen belegt

Vereinigtes Königreich//mɒnˈsuːn//
Vereinigte Staaten//mɑnˈsuːn//
Indien//ˈmɔːn.suːn//
Indien//ˈmɑːn.suːn//

Any of a number of winds associated with regions where most rain falls during a particular season.

Substantiv

1
Any of a number of winds associated with regions where most rain falls during a particular season.
2
Tropical rainy season when the rain lasts for several months with few interruptions.
Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale. The early, intense onset of the monsoon on June 14th swelled rivers, washing away roads, bridges, hotels and even whole villages. Rock-filled torrents smashed vehicles and homes, burying victims under rubble and sludge.
3
The rains themselves.
4
Entire meteorological systems with such characteristics.
5
übertragenAny heavy rainstorm.

Herkunft

Borrowed from Portuguese monção and Dutch moesson, from Arabic مَوْسِم (mawsim, “season”), from وَسَمَ (wasama, “to mark, to brand”).

Formen

Plural: monsoons

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monsoon · Any of a number of winds associated with regions where most rain falls during a particular season.

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