drought
IPA: drˈaʊt
noun
- A period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell.
- (by extension, informal) A longer than expected term without success, particularly in sport.
- (archaic) dryness, aridness, dry heat
- A surname.
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Examples of "drought" in Sentences
- The tree died during the drought.
- The specter of drought continued in Taiwan.
- Fortunately, this was the end of the drought.
- The drought is the major problem of the people.
- Droughts are common in arid and semiarid lands.
- Drought, famine and disquiet took over the land.
- He landed in a country parched by drought and poverty.
- The depression and drought of the Dirty Thirties was devastating.
- In addition, drought impacted the viability of the Tompiro economy.
- The dry climate makes the region susceptible to drought and crop failure.