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1. (n.) drought
a period of dry weather, esp. a long one that is injurious to crops.
2. drought
an extended shortage; scarcity; dearth.
3. drought
Archaic.
Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME; OE drūgath <drūg- (base of dr&ymacr;gedry ))
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| Definition of 'Drought' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) drought, drouth
a shortage of rainfall
"farmers most affected by the drought hope that there may yet be sufficient rain early in the growing season"
2. (noun) drought, drouth
a prolonged shortage
"when England defeated Pakistan it ended a ten-year drought"
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1. (noun) drought
a long period without rain
Drought had ruined the crop.; a prolonged drought
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| Definition of 'Drought' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Drought
dryness; want of rain or of water; especially, such dryness of the weather as affects the earth, and prevents the growth of plants; aridity
2. (noun) Drought
thirst; want of drink
3. (noun) Drought
scarcity; lack
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Sense: (a period of) lack of rain
The reservoir dried up completely during the drought.
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 Afrikaans: droogte |
 Arabic: جَفاف، قَحْط، مَحْل |
 Bulgarian: суша |
 Brazilian: seca |
 Czech: sucho |
 German: die Dürre |
 Danish: tørke |
 Greek: ξηρασία |
 Spanish: sequía |
 Estonian: põud |
 Farsi: خشکسالی |
 Finnish: kuivuus |
 French: sécheresse |
 Hebrew: בצורת |
 Hindi: सूखा, अकाल |
 Croatian: suša |
 Hungarian: szárazság |
 Indonesian: musim kering |
 Icelandic: langvarandiþurrviðri |
 Italian: siccità |
 Japanese: 干ばつ |
 Korean: 가뭄 |
 Lithuanian: sausra |
 Latvian: sausums |
 Malay: kemarau |
 Dutch: droogte |
 Norwegian: tørke(periode) |
 Polish: susza |
 Persian: خشکسالی |
 Pashto: وچكالى |
 Portuguese: seca |
 Romanian: secetă |
 Russian: засуха |
 Slovak: sucho |
 Slovenian: suša |
 Serbian: suša |
 Swedish: torka |
 Thai: ความแห้งแล้ง |
 Turkish: kuraklık |
 Taiwanese: 乾旱 |
 Ukrainian: засуха |
 Urdu: سوکھا |
 Vietnamese: hạn hán |
 Chinese: 干旱 |
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