monsoon season
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmonsoonandseason
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monsoon
noun[C]
uk/mɒnˈsuːn/us/mɑːnˈsuːn/
the season of heavy rain during the summer in hot ...
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season
noun[C]
uk/ˈsiː.zən/us/ˈsiː.zən/
one of the four periods of the year; spring, summer, autumn, ...
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Both men and women spend more time collecting environmental products during themonsoonseason.
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We have only examined this anuran community during one 4-mo period, coinciding with the end of themonsoonseasonand the following dry season.
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It is much harder to produce fuelwood in the heavymonsoonseason, for example.
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The ill effects of night fishing were explained, especially those during themonsoonseasonwhen the sea is very rough.
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Themonsoonseasonis a period of intense agricultural activity.
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Most agricultural activity occurs during the height of themonsoonseasonand the quarter after it.
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Men collect grass in the earlymonsoonseason, but women account for most of the collection time in the latermonsoonseasonwhen agricultural labor requirements are high.
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Second, efficiency in this fishery varies substantially between seasons, with a sharp drop during themonsoonseason, and in the peak season individual vessel technical efficiency scores are comparatively high.
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The relatively large drop-off in technical efficiency during themonsoonseasonmight seem to present a favorable opportunity for a captain's training or extension program to raise technical efficiency.
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Cut grass is only available during themonsoonseason, and during that time women spend an average of four hours per day collecting it to stall feed livestock.
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Hence, the immediate source of efficiency decline in themonsoonseasonis clear: a much lower volume of fish is caught during a much lengthier fishing trip.
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Kadakkodis have been successful in resolving many conflicts in the fishing sector and in reducing certain technological externalities, such as gill-net operation and night fishing, during themonsoonseason.
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When they arrived themonsoonseasonhad passed, for which the goods were particularly required.
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The aquatic and semi-aquatic plants form extensive carpets of blue, pink, white and yellow during themonsoonseason.
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They are followed by themonsoonseason, with moderate temperatures and a large amount of precipitation.
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During the southwestmonsoonseason, winds mainly blow between the southwest and northeast directions.
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Heavy rains are also occur during themonsoonseason.
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