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
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The Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort is located two miles west of the Sol Duc Falls Trailhead, a short hike through old-growth rainforest that leads to a picturesque three-pronged waterfall.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
He was thrown from the helicopter into a rainforest, became amnesiac, and was nursed back to health by some kindly locals?
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
The event will focus on amplifying the voices of indigenous peoples and local communities in the Amazon rainforest and aim to raise $1 billion to protect, restore and rewild the Amazon rainforest.
—Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2025
This meant drastic alterations in the ecology of the land by clearing the dense rainforest and burning trees for the planting of sugar.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
After days spent exploring coral reefs and rainforests, Mango House offered a gentler kind of immersion — into stillness.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 22 Oct. 2025
Still, few things feel quite as exotic as trekking through the remote Amazonian rainforest, even with the mosquitoes.
—Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 21 Oct. 2025
Today’s sloths – commonly featured on children’s backpacks, stationery and lunch boxes – are slow-moving creatures, living inconspicuously in Central American and South American rainforests.
—Aditya Reddy Kurre, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
Now, at least one region’s rainforests have reached a tipping point.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
He was thrown from the helicopter into a rainforest, became amnesiac, and was nursed back to health by some kindly locals?
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
The event will focus on amplifying the voices of indigenous peoples and local communities in the Amazon rainforest and aim to raise $1 billion to protect, restore and rewild the Amazon rainforest.
—Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2025
This meant drastic alterations in the ecology of the land by clearing the dense rainforest and burning trees for the planting of sugar.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
After days spent exploring coral reefs and rainforests, Mango House offered a gentler kind of immersion — into stillness.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 22 Oct. 2025
Still, few things feel quite as exotic as trekking through the remote Amazonian rainforest, even with the mosquitoes.
—Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 21 Oct. 2025
Today’s sloths – commonly featured on children’s backpacks, stationery and lunch boxes – are slow-moving creatures, living inconspicuously in Central American and South American rainforests.
—Aditya Reddy Kurre, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
Now, at least one region’s rainforests have reached a tipping point.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Rainforest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rainforest. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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