temperate rainforest

noun

variants or less commonly temperate rain forest

plural temperate rainforests also temperate rain forests

: woodland of a usually rather mild climatic area within the temperate zone that receives heavy rainfall, usually includes numerous kinds of trees, and is distinguished from a tropical rainforest especially by the presence of a dominant tree

Examples of temperate rainforest in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Best Time to Drive Since Humboldt-Redwoods State Park lies within the Pacific temperate rainforest zone, the occasional downpour, shower, or heavy mist comes with the territory. —Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2026

Southeast Alaska, largely encompassed by a temperate rainforest, is no stranger to landslides. —ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026

South America fractures into a puzzle of fjords and channels at the southernmost tip of the continent, the Brunswick Peninsula, in Chile’s Magallanes Region, where the future park will protect temperate rainforests, shrublands, and vast carbon-capturing peat bogs. —Mark Johanson, Outside, 14 Mar. 2026

The rainforest in Yakushima A temperate rainforest stretches across the sub-tropical island, which is another UNESCO World Heritage. —Tokyo Halfie, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for temperate rainforest

• aorist
• deforest
• folklorist
• chorused
• forest
• sorest

Kids Definition

temperate rain forest

noun

: woodland that has a temperate climate with heavy rainfall and that usually includes numerous kinds of trees but differs from a tropical rain forest in having one or two very common major trees