Meaning of rain shadow | Babel Free
Definitions
An area of diminished precipitation on the lee side of mountains, caused by the prior release of moisture on the windward side.
Equivalents
Deutsch
Regenschatten
日本語
雨陰
Examples
“As a necessary consequence of this analogous structure, we find no forests eastward of the slopes of the Rocky Mountains and the Cordilleras, or in their "rain shadow," but open steppes...”
“A pronounced 'rain shadow' and chinook belt occur on the plateau district in the lee of these mountains.”
“In the modern day, the Andes cast a very strong rain shadow, resulting in the extreme aridity of the Atacama Desert.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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