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
- This is the monsoon season.
- The monsoon is a central element.
- On either side of the Equator the prevailing winds blow in opposite directions. Shifting of the boundary north and south creates the monsoon.
- 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.