rain shadow.

A region receiving relatively little precipitation because mountains reduce moisture reaching their downwind side.

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Words that belong together

• mountain rain shadow
• in the rain shadow

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The town lay in the rain shadow of the coastal range.

A green slope gave way to dust across the mountain rain shadow.

Usage notes

Primary category: environment. Forms: Singular rain shadow; plural rain shadows. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.