noun#6,661 by frequency
drought
/dɹaʊt/
A period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell; A longer than expected term without success, particularly in sport; dryness, aridness, dry heat
- plural
- droughts
Meanings
- 1
A period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell
This year the region has been hit by a severe drought.
Tatoeba · CM · CC BY 2.0 FR
There will be drought everywhere.
Tatoeba · sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
A longer than expected term without success, particularly in sport
- 3
dryness, aridness, dry heat