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RAIN SHADOW
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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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