Definition of Monsaon

Definition of Monsaon

Monsoon originally denoted a periodical wind in the Indian Ocean, which blows from SW. from April to October, and from NE. from October to April; now denotes any wind connected with a continent regularly recurring with the seasons.

- Wikipedia

Mon*soon" (?), n. [Malay mūsim, fr. Ar. mausim a time, season: cf. F. monson, mousson, Sr. monzon, Pg. monção, It. monsone.] A wind blowing part of the year from one direction, alternating with a wind from the opposite direction; -- a term applied particularly to periodical winds of the Indian Ocean, which blow from the southwest from the latter part of May to the middle of September, and from the northeast from about the middle of October to the middle of December.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Tropical rainy season when the rain lasts for several months with few interruptions.

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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