temperate rain forest
noun
: woodland of a usually rather mild climatic area within the temperate zone that receives heavy rainfall, usually includes numerous kinds of trees, and is distinguished from a tropical rain forest especially by the presence of a dominant tree
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Even its restaurant, 1909 Kitchen, features ingredients sourced and foraged from Tofino's oceans, shore, and temperate rain forest. 
Julia Eskins, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2022 Net proceeds, after costs, will be donated to Trees for Life, a local Scottish charity dedicated to the rewilding of the Caledonian Forest, Scotland’s ancient temperate rain forest. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2021 Plus, we were incredibly psyched about visiting the only temperate rain forest in North America. BostonGlobe.com, 19 May 2021 The park is a mix of temperate rain forest and meadow along a stretch of Lynn Canal coastline, the deepest fjord in North America. Peter Kujawinski, New York Times, 29 July 2019 While the typical image of the park is a dark, damp, and overwhelmingly beautiful temperate rain forest, the park also shelters alpine highlands, tranquil lakeshores, and a wild Pacific coastline that seems totally untouched by humans. National Geographic, 18 Apr. 2019 These fierce, wise old queens are just doing their thing, wiggling around still in the Tasmanian temperate rain forest. Rachel Becker, The Verge, 15 Sep. 2018 As a temperate rain forest, livable almost all year round, that part of the country, including Seattle and northern California, has a huge inflow of non-conforming Americans. Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2018 See More
Julia Eskins, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2022 Net proceeds, after costs, will be donated to Trees for Life, a local Scottish charity dedicated to the rewilding of the Caledonian Forest, Scotland’s ancient temperate rain forest. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2021 Plus, we were incredibly psyched about visiting the only temperate rain forest in North America. BostonGlobe.com, 19 May 2021 The park is a mix of temperate rain forest and meadow along a stretch of Lynn Canal coastline, the deepest fjord in North America. Peter Kujawinski, New York Times, 29 July 2019 While the typical image of the park is a dark, damp, and overwhelmingly beautiful temperate rain forest, the park also shelters alpine highlands, tranquil lakeshores, and a wild Pacific coastline that seems totally untouched by humans. National Geographic, 18 Apr. 2019 These fierce, wise old queens are just doing their thing, wiggling around still in the Tasmanian temperate rain forest. Rachel Becker, The Verge, 15 Sep. 2018 As a temperate rain forest, livable almost all year round, that part of the country, including Seattle and northern California, has a huge inflow of non-conforming Americans. Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2018 See More Word History
First Known Use
circa 1930, in the meaning defined above