rain shadow

1. An area of diminished precipitation on the lee side of mountains, caused by the prior release of moisture on the windward side.

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

1. The mountain had a quite sizeable rain shadow.

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