rainforest
noun
a tropical forest, usually of tall, densely growing, broad-leaved evergreen trees in an area of high annual rainfall.
rain forest
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a variation of
rainforest.
Example Sentences
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The same area of seagrass can absorb 35 times the amount a tropical rain forest can.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
In the show, celebrities of all eras are joined together to live in the harsh conditions of the Australian rain forest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 29, 2023
To look for these sites, the researchers found data gathered for other studies of biomass in the northern, central and southern regions of the Amazon rain forest.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 5, 2023
Officials from Para State, northern Brazil, inspect a deforested area in the Amazon rain forest during surveillance in the municipality of Pacaja, 620 km from the capital Belem, on September 22, 2021.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2023
In the darkness there was that flipped-out tribal music, which seemed to come from the earth itself, from the deep rain forest, and a woman’s voice rising up in a language beyond translation.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
