Monsoon vs. Hurricane

Monsoonnoun

Any of a number of winds associated with regions where most rain falls during a particular season.

Monsoonnoun

Tropical rainy season when the rain lasts for several months with few interruptions.

Monsoonnoun

The rains themselves.

Monsoonnoun

Entire meteorological systems with such characteristics.

Monsoonnoun

A wind blowing part of the year from one direction, alternating with a wind from the opposite direction; - a term applied particularly to periodical winds of the Indian Ocean, which blow from the southwest from the latter part of May to the middle of September, and from the northeast from about the middle of October to the middle of December.

Monsoonnoun

A heavy rainfall in India associated with the southwest monsoon{1}.

Monsoonnoun

The season in which the monsoon{2} occurs.

Monsoonnoun

a seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter

Monsoonnoun

rainy season in southern Asia when the southwestern monsoon blows, bringing heavy rains

Monsoonnoun

any wind that changes direction with the seasons

Monsoon

A monsoon () is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation, but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annual latitudinal oscillation of the Intertropical Convergence Zone between its limits to the north and south of the equator. Usually, the term monsoon is used to refer to the rainy phase of a seasonally changing pattern, although technically there is also a dry phase.

Hurricanenoun

A severe tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, or in the eastern North Pacific off the west coast of Mexico, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes.

Hurricanenoun

(meteorology) a wind scale for quite strong wind, stronger than a storm

Hurricanenoun

"full—triple-full—full" – an acrobatic maneuver consisting of three flips and five twists, with one twist on the first flip, three twists on the second flip, one twist on the third flip

Hurricanenoun

A violent storm, characterized by extreme fury and sudden changes of the wind, and generally accompanied by rain, thunder, and lightning; - especially prevalent in the East and West Indies. Also used figuratively.

Hurricanenoun

a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving a 73-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)