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monsoonal

Variant of monsoon

noun

  1. a seasonal wind of the Indian Ocean and S Asia, blowing from the southwest from April to October, and from the northeast during the rest of the year
  2. the season during which this wind blows from the southwest, characterized by heavy rains
  3. any wind that reverses its direction seasonally or blows constantly between land and adjacent water

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