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drought
/dɹaʊt/
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What does drought mean?
noun
- A period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell.
- (informal) A longer than expected term without success, particularly in sport.
proper noun
- A surname.
More meanings (1)
noun
- (archaic) dryness, aridness, dry heat
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IPA pronunciation
/dɹaʊt/
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At Suez, where they suffer from drought, a cloud of steam was kept rising round the instrument, saturating the air and paper.
As to the drought, it is sufficient to state that some ruins are now fifteen, and even twenty, miles from permanent water.
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Red and white clover are less tolerant of drought than alfalfa, which, being a deep-rooting plant, is especially commended in dry-farming undertakings.
When ground has been deepened as I have said, the drought must be almost unparalleled to arrest the development of the fruit.
Favorable agricultural weather largely explains the 4.5% growth in output in FY89, whereas drought and deteriorating internal security conditions prevented growth in FY90.