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noun
An area of diminished precipitation on the lee side of mountains, caused by the prior release of moisture on the windward side.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences
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noun
an area that has little precipitation because some barrier causes the winds to lose their moisture before reaching it
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: area, country
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