rain shadow

English - Turkish

Definition of rain shadow in English Turkish dictionary

yağmur perdesi

(Meteoroloji) yağmur gölgesi

English - English

Definition of rain shadow in English English dictionary

an area of diminished precipitation on the lee side of mountains

An area having relatively little precipitation due to the effect of a barrier, such as a mountain range, that causes the prevailing winds to lose their moisture before reaching it

an area that has little precipitation because some barrier causes the winds to lose their moisture before reaching it

Related Terms

rainshadow

An area which is unusually dry due to nearby geographic features including mountain ranges

rainshadow

An area which is unusually dry due to nearby geographic features

Hyphenation

rain shad·ow

Turkish pronunciation

reyn şädō

Pronunciation

/ˈrān ˈsʜaˌdō/ /ˈreɪn ˈʃæˌdoʊ/