monsoon wind

collocation in English

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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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wind
noun
uk
/wɪnd/us
/wɪnd/
a current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to ...
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(Definition ofmonsoonandwindfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Though it is sometimes called amonsoonwind, the meltemi is dry and does not correspond to an opposite wind in the winter.
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Vegetation in this area is varied and dependent on topography and the influence of monsoon winds.
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During the wet season, humid, prevailing monsoon winds blow in from the west and lose their moisture upon hitting the region's mountains.
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Westerly monsoon winds lie in its equatorward portion while easterly trade winds exist poleward of the trough.
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Hot conditions prevail year-round, along with periodic monsoon winds and irregular rainfall.
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Monsoon winds occur because of the differential heating between the land surface and sea.
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Climatically, hot conditions prevail year-round, with periodic monsoon winds and irregular rainfall.
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Monsoon winds, caused by differences in the heat-absorbing capacity of the continent and the ocean, dominate the climate.
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Traders could ride the monsoon winds west early in the year and return east on them later.
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The route made use of the regular and predictable monsoon winds or galleys.
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It was around here that the all-important southwesterly monsoon winds began to pick up.
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It was determined that in the past the coffee beans had been transformed by exposure to the sea air and monsoon winds and rain.
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Usually, the rain bearing monsoon winds blow from south-west/south-east.
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Rain is only precipitation that is received from the monsoon winds.
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This is a seasonal lake, and is only filled during the interchange of monsoon winds.
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The mountains intercept the rain-bearing westerly monsoon winds, and are consequently an area of high rainfall, particularly on their western side.
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Monsoon winds are similarly generated, but on a continental scale and seasonal cycle.
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During this rainy season, the southwest monsoon winds are most common.
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Hot conditions prevail year-round along with periodic monsoon winds and irregular rainfall.
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