rain shadow

rain shad·ow

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [reyn shad-oh]
- /reɪn ˈʃæd oʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [reyn shad-oh]
- /reɪn ˈʃæd oʊ/

Definitions of rain shadow words

noun rain shadow a region in the lee of mountains that receives less rainfall than the region windward of the mountains. 1
noun rain shadow the relatively dry area on the leeward side of high ground in the path of rain-bearing winds 0

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Origin of rain shadow

First appearance:

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

First recorded in 1900-05

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Rain shadow

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Rain shadow

rain shadow popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

rain shadow usage trend in Literature

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