Phrase Hound found 14 phrases and 10 compound words that contain monsoon. The most common are listed below. Open monsoon in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 14
- monsoon seasonThe part of the year when the monsoon occurs, the rainy season.
- northeast monsoonA period of rainy weather brought by northeasterly winds affecting much of the tropics from December to March.
- Monsoon AsiaThe region of Asia that experiences monsoons.
- monsoon bucketSynonym of helicopter bucket: A bucket, often collapsible, which is suspended from a helicopter performing firefighting operations and is used for lifting and dumping water or fire retardant chemicals.
- southwest monsoonA period of rainy weather brought by southwesterly winds affecting much of the tropics from July to September.
- monsoon forestA seasonal tropical forest.
- Indian Summer MonsoonA massive, seasonal weather pattern spanning from June to September; it delivers 70% to 90% of India's annual rainfall.
- east monsoonIn eastern Indonesia and the Moluccas, the seasonal monsoon bringing winds predominantly from the east or southeast; equivalent to the modern southeast monsoon.
- west monsoonIn eastern Indonesia and the Moluccas, the seasonal monsoon bringing winds predominantly from the west or southwest; equivalent to the modern southwest monsoon.
- monsoon bucketsplural of monsoon bucket: A bucket, often collapsible, which is suspended from a helicopter performing firefighting operations and is used for lifting and dumping water or fire retardant chemicals.
- monsoon forestsplural of monsoon forest: A seasonal tropical forest.
- monsoon monthsingular of monsoon months; a month that falls within the range of June through September.
- monsoon monthsThe period from June through September, this four-month window is the primary rainy season.
- monsoon seasonsplural of monsoon season: The part of the year when the monsoon occurs, the rainy season.
Compound words 10
- megamonsoonAn extremely intense and widespread monsoon.
- intermonsoonOccurring between monsoons
- monsoonlikeResembling or characteristic of a monsoon.
- antimonsoonThe upper, contrary-moving current of the atmosphere over a monsoon.
- monsoonishResembling or characteristic of a monsoon.
- monsoonyResembling or characteristic of a monsoon.
- palaeomonsoonAlternative spelling of paleomonsoon: Any monsoon that existed in the paleoclimates of the distant past.
- paleomonsoonAny monsoon that existed in the paleoclimates of the distant past.
- postmonsoonAfter a monsoon
- premonsoonBefore a monsoon