Meaning & Definition of Drought in English
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Drought
/draʊt/
noun
1. A shortage of rainfall
- "Farmers most affected by the drought hope that there may yet be sufficient rain early in the growing season"
synonym:
- drought,
- drouth
2. A prolonged shortage
- "When england defeated pakistan it ended a ten-year drought"
synonym:
- drought,
- drouth
Examples of using
The drought led to an insufficiency of food.
You have caught cold because of your sitting in the drought.
The prolonged drought did severe damage to crops.