Betekenis van:
monsoon

monsoon
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • bepaalde wind
  • a seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter

Hyperoniemen

monsoon
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • moesson
  • any wind that changes direction with the seasons

Hyperoniemen

monsoon
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • regenmoesson
  • rainy season in southern Asia when the southwestern monsoon blows, bringing heavy rains

Hyperoniemen


Voorbeeldzinnen

  1. This is the monsoon season.
  2. The monsoon is a central element.
  3. On either side of the Equator the prevailing winds blow in opposite directions. Shifting of the boundary north and south creates the monsoon.
  4. The number of attacks in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden has increased since the beginning of 2009, despite a brief respite in the summer on account of the monsoon and the difficult sailing conditions for pirates.