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rainfall

CEFR: B1
The total volume or depth of rain that falls on a given geographic area within a measured period of time.

Synonyms

  • precipitation
  • pluvial volume
  • downpour

Example Sentence

Annual rainfall in tropical rainforest biomes typically exceeds two thousand millimeters distributed across all months.

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