cloud forest

noun

: a wet tropical mountain forest at an altitude usually between 3000 and 8000 feet (1000 and 2500 meters) that is characterized by a profusion of epiphytes and the presence of clouds even in the dry season

Examples of cloud forest in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Hikers pass Incan ruins, wide sweeping valleys and vibrant cloud forest before climbing to the route’s high point at Dead Woman’s Pass. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026

The Inca Trail in Peru The classic five-day Inca Trail winds past ruins, wide valleys and vibrant cloud forest before climbing to Dead Woman’s Pass, its highest point. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026

My favorite meal took the picnic concept to new heights, on a farm-to-table-to-treetop Canopy Lunch experience in the middle of the cloud forest. — Laura Beausire, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2026

Singing mice Singing mice live high in the cloud forests of Costa Rica, engaging in chirping call-and-response duets that can change slightly depending on responses received. — ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cloud forest

• aorist
• deforest
• rainforest
• chorused
• sorest

Kids Definition

cloud forest

noun

: a wet mountain forest of very warm areas that usually has many clouds