WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
rain′ shad′ow, [Meteorol.]
  1. Meteorologya region in the lee of mountains that receives less rainfall than the region windward of the mountains.
  • 1900–05

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
rain shadow n
  1. the relatively dry area on the leeward side of high ground in the path of rain-bearing winds

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