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Monsoon
01
moesson, regenseizoen
a period in the summer during which wind blows and rain falls in India or other hot South Asian countries
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People in South Asian countries prepare for the monsoon by reinforcing homes and infrastructure to withstand the heavy rains and strong winds.
Mensen in Zuid-Aziatische landen bereiden zich voor op de moesson door huizen en infrastructuur te versterken om de zware regenval en sterke winden te weerstaan.
02
a wind system in southern Asia that reverses direction seasonally, blowing southwest in summer and bringing rain and northeast in winter
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Sailors once relied on the monsoon for safe sea travel.
03
a period of unusually intense or prolonged rainfall
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The garden was watered by a monsoon of heavy rain.
