: a region of reduced rainfall on the lee side of high mountains
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The Olympic Peninsula is one of the most beautiful corners of the Pacific Northwest, and one unusually sunny nook is Sequim, a tiny town that is located in the rain shadow of the Olympic Mountains.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
20 June 2026 Mustang lies in the rain shadow of the nearby ranges, making its landscape a medley of mountain and desert.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Feb. 2026 Combined, that will produce mighty strong winds, rain, and the possibility of thunder and lightning for some areas of the region, while other covered in a rain shadow may stay relatively untouched.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
12 Nov. 2025 This is due to the Chilean Andes mountain range, which creates a rain shadow over the area.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
23 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for rain shadow