rain forest
nounDefinition of rain forest
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: a tropical woodland with an annual rainfall of at least 100 inches (254 centimeters) and marked by lofty broad-leaved evergreen trees forming a continuous canopy
— called also tropical rain forest
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In Seattle, Amazon employees take screen breaks in giant glass orbs filled with rain forests, while Apple Park—a Norman Foster-designed, all-renewable spaceship of a building in California—is surrounded by 9,000 trees. — Toby Skinner, Condé Nast Traveler, "The Latest Architecture Trend Is All About Bringing the Outdoors In," 23 Aug. 2019 The Amazon rain forest – the lungs which produces 20% of our planet's oxygen – is on fire. — Caitlin O'kane, CBS News, "Celebrities call for action against raging Amazon fires," 23 Aug. 2019 The Amazon rain forest – the lungs which produces 20% of our planet’s oxygen – is on fire. — Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com, "Amazon Wildfire Crisis Linked to Meat Consumption: ‘These Forests Are Not Burned By Accident’," 23 Aug. 2019 On a tower in the Brazilian rain forest, a sentinel scans the horizon for the first signs of fire. — Brian K. Sullivan, Fortune, "How Artificial Intelligence Could Help Fight Climate Change-Driven Wildfires and Save Lives," 10 Aug. 2019 The Amazon rain forest is burning — news that prompted shock and fear across the world as Brazil’s space research agency reported this week that a record number of fires have broken out in the forest this year. — Mahita Gajanan, Time, "Environmentalists Have Been Warning About Amazon Fires for Decades. The Stakes Are Now Higher Than Ever," 23 Aug. 2019 Dora is soon whisked back to the rain forest on a rescue mission to find her explorer parents (Eva Longoria and Michael Peña), who have been kidnapped by bad guys in search of the mythical lost city of Parapata. — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, "Why is Dora the Explorer a teenager? Answers to all your biggest questions about the movie," 7 Aug. 2019 And the Amazon rain forest will see annual rainfall ranging from 59 inches to 118 inches. — Josh Goad, Cincinnati.com, "How rainy has 2019 been in Cincinnati? Think Everglades, think Amazon(ish)," 20 June 2019 My work National Geographic is sponsoring my work on giant carnivorous bats in the Mayan rain forest. — National Geographic, "See Mexico City like a Nat Geo Explorer," 18 Mar. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rain forest.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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