rainforest
noun
rain·for·est
ˈrān-ˌfȯr-əst 
-ˌfär-
variants
or less commonly rain forest
plural rainforests also rain forests
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 rainforest
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Nestled between the Caribbean Sea and a rainforest, Secret Bay is a six-star luxury hotel routinely named the best in the region.
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Samuel Burke, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
Bearcats are mammals native to the rainforests of Southeast Asia, zoo officials said.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 19 Oct. 2024
Just inland from the Pacific Northwest’s rainforest drip line, with more than 10 feet of rain a year, are the forests dominated by Douglas fir, western red cedar and hemlock, growing in the mild climate with some 70 inches of rain a year, in a thick rumpled green cloak in the Cascade lowlands.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
Punto Dos Studio, Andrés Villota View 14 Images Nestled in the dense Amazonian rainforest of Ecuador, A Lodging in the Pigüe by Mestizo Estudio Arquitectura embodies a connection between architecture and nature.
—New Atlas, 11 Oct. 2024
From the ancient rainforests of Queensland, to the waterfalls and islands in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, to the dynamic urban atmospheres of Sydney and Melbourne, there’s something for every type of traveler to enjoy here.
—Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2024
Prior to release from the temporary aviaries into the rainforests of Palmyra Atoll, each sihek was given a health exam.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
Today, the Amazon rainforest is on the brink of a transformation into degraded savanna, which would dramatically accelerate the decline of wildlife and the destabilization of our climate globally.
—Rebecca Shaw, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024
While others born in the Amazon rainforest were still being nursed by their mothers, he was rented out to do a photo op in a Texas hotel room for $1,000 an hour.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
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Samuel Burke, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
Bearcats are mammals native to the rainforests of Southeast Asia, zoo officials said.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 19 Oct. 2024
Just inland from the Pacific Northwest’s rainforest drip line, with more than 10 feet of rain a year, are the forests dominated by Douglas fir, western red cedar and hemlock, growing in the mild climate with some 70 inches of rain a year, in a thick rumpled green cloak in the Cascade lowlands.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
Punto Dos Studio, Andrés Villota View 14 Images Nestled in the dense Amazonian rainforest of Ecuador, A Lodging in the Pigüe by Mestizo Estudio Arquitectura embodies a connection between architecture and nature.
—New Atlas, 11 Oct. 2024
From the ancient rainforests of Queensland, to the waterfalls and islands in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, to the dynamic urban atmospheres of Sydney and Melbourne, there’s something for every type of traveler to enjoy here.
—Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2024
Prior to release from the temporary aviaries into the rainforests of Palmyra Atoll, each sihek was given a health exam.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
Today, the Amazon rainforest is on the brink of a transformation into degraded savanna, which would dramatically accelerate the decline of wildlife and the destabilization of our climate globally.
—Rebecca Shaw, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024
While others born in the Amazon rainforest were still being nursed by their mothers, he was rented out to do a photo op in a Texas hotel room for $1,000 an hour.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
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