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Hail vs Monsoon - What's the difference?

hail | monsoon |

As nouns the difference between hail and monsoon

is that hail is balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm while monsoon is any of a number of winds associated with regions where most rain falls during a particular season.

As a verb hail

is said of the weather when hail is falling.

As an adjective hail

is healthy, whole, safe.

As an interjection hail

is an exclamation of respectful or reverent salutation, or, occasionally, of familiar greeting.

hail

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) haile, hail, from (etyl) ). Root-cognates outside of Germanic include (etyl) .

Noun

(-)
  • Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm.
    • Derived terms
    * hailstone * hail storm / hailstorm * hail shaft / hailshaft

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (impersonal) Said of the weather when hail is falling.
    • They say it's going to hail tomorrow.
  • to send or release hail
    • The cloud would hail down furiously within a few minutes .

    Etymology 2

    The adjective hail is a variant of (from the early 13th century). The transitive verb with the meaning "to salute" is also from the 13th century. The cognate verb heal is already Old English (. Also cognate is whole, from Old English (the spelling with wh- is unetymological, introduced in the 15th century).

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to greet; give salutation to; salute.
  • To name; to designate; to call.
  • * Milton
    • And such a son as all men hailed me happy.
    He was hailed as a hero.
  • to call out loudly in order to gain the attention of
    • Hail a taxi.
    Derived terms
    * hailer * hail from

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Healthy, whole, safe.

    • Interjection

    (en-intj)
  • An exclamation of respectful or reverent salutation, or, occasionally, of familiar greeting.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Hail , brave friend.
    ----

    monsoon

    English

    (wikipedia monsoon)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of a number of winds associated with regions where most rain falls during a particular season.
  • Tropical rainy season when the rain lasts for several months with few interruptions.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-29, volume=407, issue=8842, page=28, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= High and wet , passage=Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale. The early, intense onset of the monsoon on June 14th swelled rivers, washing away roads, bridges, hotels and even whole villages. Rock-filled torrents smashed vehicles and homes, burying victims under rubble and sludge.}}
  • The rains themselves.
  • Entire meteorological systems with such characteristics.

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