RAIN SHADOW

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An area that has little precipitation because some barrier causes the winds to lose their moisture before reaching it

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("rain shadow" is a kind of...):

area; country (a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography))

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