📚 Monsoon, noun. 🔉 /mɒnˈsuːn/ 🇬🇧 ❓ Definition: A seasonal prevailing wind in the region of South and SE Asia, blowing from the south-west between May and September and bringing rain (the wet monsoon), or from the north-east between October and April (the dry monsoon). ❗️ Examples: 1. This creates winds that generally blow from the southwest during the summer monsoon and from the northeast from October to April. 2. The south-west monsoon from May to October brings heavy rain and heavy seas and can restrict diving. 3. Besides, both north-east and south-west monsoons have a higher level of rainfall which may discourage farmers from applying more fertilisers. 4. But those states were spared when record-breaking monsoons brought heavy summer rains instead of the fierce fires officials had expected. 5. The other good news is that the northerly monsoons have arrived in the Gulf, blowing steadily from north-west veering north-east. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌀 @cambridge_dic