rain shadow
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.25 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An area of diminished precipitation on the lee side of mountains, caused by the prior release of moisture on the windward side.
Example Sentences
- "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."