Definition of drought

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Definition of drought

  • a prolonged shortage (noun)

    Examples

    1. when England defeated Pakistan it ended a ten-year drought

    Synonyms

    1. drouth
  • a shortage of rainfall (noun)

    Examples

    1. farmers most affected by the drought hope that there may yet be sufficient rain early in the growing season

    Synonyms

    1. drouth

See definition of drought in Merriam Webster