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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Despite major progress in protecting vast tracts of rainforest, the world failed again last year to significantly slow the pace of global forest destruction, according to a report.
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Emma Bubola, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
Since his initial discovery, Tweed has returned to the rainforest multiple times but has not had any luck finding the species again.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2024
In countries that share the Amazon rainforest, Indigenous chefs are finding new popularity.
—Rebecca Tan, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
The Amazon rainforest remains a very difficult place for paleontological fieldwork.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Mar. 2024
The trailer opens with Dora and her friends exploring a rainforest jungle using swinging vines, surfboards and flying animals.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2024
The Power of Mama has 92 members from six villages in West Kalimantan, which neighbors a rainforest with a large orangutan population.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2024
But in a rainforest, the ecosystem actually absorbs some of the metal, boosting public health.
—Simeon Tegel, NPR, 2 Apr. 2024
Ecuador’s Achuar and Shuar populations reside in some of the country’s most remote and hard-to-access rainforest.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2024
Emma Bubola, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
Since his initial discovery, Tweed has returned to the rainforest multiple times but has not had any luck finding the species again.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2024
In countries that share the Amazon rainforest, Indigenous chefs are finding new popularity.
—Rebecca Tan, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
The Amazon rainforest remains a very difficult place for paleontological fieldwork.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Mar. 2024
The trailer opens with Dora and her friends exploring a rainforest jungle using swinging vines, surfboards and flying animals.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2024
The Power of Mama has 92 members from six villages in West Kalimantan, which neighbors a rainforest with a large orangutan population.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2024
But in a rainforest, the ecosystem actually absorbs some of the metal, boosting public health.
—Simeon Tegel, NPR, 2 Apr. 2024
Ecuador’s Achuar and Shuar populations reside in some of the country’s most remote and hard-to-access rainforest.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2024
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