rain forest

noun

Definition of rain forest

1 : 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

2 : temperate rain forest

Examples of rain forest in a Sentence

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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

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