rainforest
noun
rain·for·est
ˈrān-ˌfȯr-əst 
-ˌfär-
variants
or less commonly rain forest
plural rainforests also rain forests
1
: a tropical woodland with an annual rainfall of at least 100 inches (254 centimeters) and marked by lofty broad-leaved evergreen trees forming a continuous canopy
called also tropical rainforest
Examples of rainforest in a Sentence
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There, William and Kate will join a group of local schoolchildren for some outdoor learning at the ancient Atlantic rainforest.
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Simon Perry, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
This colorful honeycreeper now clings to survival in a sliver of rainforest on the windward slopes of Haleakalā.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
The cattle farmers seek out new pastures, pushing the agricultural frontier ever deeper into the rainforest.
—Sarah Sax, The Atlantic, 16 Apr. 2025
Gold mining has ramped up across the Amazon rainforest in recent years, leaving devastated landscapes behind.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
Scientists studied nearly 100 trees struck by lightning in the Barro Colorado Nature Monument, a lowland rainforest in Panama, between 2014 and 2019.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2025
Its mountains are home to the world’s largest urban rainforest, with waterfalls, fuzzy capuchin monkeys, and plenty of hiking trails.
—Joel Balsam, AFAR Media, 1 Apr. 2025
In February, a young man from an isolated Indigenous tribe in Brazil made brief contact with the outside world before returning to the Amazon rainforest.
—Esha Mitra, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
Yet even knowing what to look for, the two botanists often had to trek for days through rainforests.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
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Simon Perry, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
This colorful honeycreeper now clings to survival in a sliver of rainforest on the windward slopes of Haleakalā.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
The cattle farmers seek out new pastures, pushing the agricultural frontier ever deeper into the rainforest.
—Sarah Sax, The Atlantic, 16 Apr. 2025
Gold mining has ramped up across the Amazon rainforest in recent years, leaving devastated landscapes behind.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
Scientists studied nearly 100 trees struck by lightning in the Barro Colorado Nature Monument, a lowland rainforest in Panama, between 2014 and 2019.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2025
Its mountains are home to the world’s largest urban rainforest, with waterfalls, fuzzy capuchin monkeys, and plenty of hiking trails.
—Joel Balsam, AFAR Media, 1 Apr. 2025
In February, a young man from an isolated Indigenous tribe in Brazil made brief contact with the outside world before returning to the Amazon rainforest.
—Esha Mitra, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
Yet even knowing what to look for, the two botanists often had to trek for days through rainforests.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Rainforest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rainforest. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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