drought
noun /draʊt/
/draʊt/
[uncountable, countable]- a long period of time when there is little or no rain
- Farmers are facing ruin after two years of severe drought.
- one of the worst droughts on record
- The country’s entire grain harvest has been hit by drought.
Wordfinder- downpour
- drought
- flash flood
- monsoon
- precipitation
- puddle
- rain
- shelter
- shower
- squall
Extra ExamplesTopics Weatherb2- England has had several summer droughts in recent years.
- Large areas of Africa are affected by severe drought.
- Some of the newer plants in the garden died during the drought.
- plants that can withstand drought
- Crop failures were caused by drought and a lack of fertilizer.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- devastating
- extreme
- severe
- …
- have
- cause
- break
- …
- affect something
- conditions
- resistance
- tolerance
- …
- during a/the drought
- in a/the drought
- in times of drought
- months, years, etc. of drought
- a long period of time when there is a lack of something that is needed or wanted
- The team is desperate to end a ten-game goal drought.
Word Originlate Old English drūgath ‘dryness’, of Germanic origin; compare with Dutch droogte; related to dry.