: a region of reduced rainfall on the lee side of high mountains
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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 Precipitation during any season is rare in the 40,000-square-mile Atacama, which sits within a double rain shadow created by unique regional geography.—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 July 2025 Despite the partial rain shadow caused by the Limbara massif to the northeast, this land still receives frequent rains (which pummeled us during our visit), and the highlands are greener than lands below.—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025 As western winds from the Arctic Ocean steadily blow over the Swedish mountains, a meteorological phenomenon occurs: A rain shadow forms over Abisko.—Carinne Geil Botta, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rain shadow
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