Science / Weather / Rain Shadow: Also referred to as a precipitation shadow, it is the region on the lee side of a mountain or similar barrier where the precipitation is less than on the windward side. For example, the relatively dry Washoe Valley of western Nevada is in the rain shadow of the Sierra Nevada.
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Rain Noun Synonyms: precipitation, drizzle, sprinkle, downpour, shower, thunder-shower, cloudburst, rainstorm, squall, deluge, sunshower
Rain Verb Synonyms: rainfall, precipitation
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Shadow Verb Synonyms: darkness, gloom, dimness, dusk, obscurity
Shadow Noun Synonyms: cloud, blight, curse
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