a seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter
"Farmers across southern Asia wait anxiously for the monsoon winds to arrive, bringing the vital summer rains needed for their crops."
rainy season in southern Asia when the southwestern monsoon blows, bringing heavy rains
"Farmers across Kerala brace themselves as the annual monsoon arrives, drenching the fields in its characteristic heavy rain."
any wind that changes direction with the seasons
"The local farmers know that when the monsoon winds shift their direction, it signals the beginning of the rainy season."
Any of a number of winds associated with regions where most rain falls during a particular season.
"The farmers in Kerala anxiously waited for the monsoon to arrive, as their entire harvest depended on the seasonal rains arriving by mid-June."