Definitions for drought
drought

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. drought, drouth(noun)

   a shortage of rainfall

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

2. drought, drouth(noun)

   a prolonged shortage

   "when England defeated Pakistan it ended a ten-year drought"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. drought(Noun)

   A period of below average rain fall, longer and more severe than a dry spell

2. drought(Noun)

   A longer than expected term without success, particularly in sport.

Origin: drugaþ

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Drought(noun)

   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. Drought(noun)

   thirst; want of drink

3. Drought(noun)

   scarcity; lack

Origin: [OE. droght, drougth, dru, AS. druga, from drugian to dry. See Dry, and cf. Drouth, which shows the original final sound.]

Freebase(2.75 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Drought

   Drought is an extended period of months or years when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply whether surface or underground water. Generally, this occurs when a region receives consistently below average precipitation. It can have a substantial impact on the ecosystem and agriculture of the affected region. Although droughts can persist for several years, even a short, intense drought can cause significant damage and harm the local economy. Many plant species, such as cacti, have adaptations such as reduced leaf area and waxy cuticles to enhance their ability to tolerate drought. Some others survive dry periods as buried seeds. Semi-permanent drought produces arid biomes such as deserts and grasslands. Most arid ecosystems have inherently low productivity. This global phenomenon has a widespread impact on agriculture. Lengthy periods of drought have long been a key trigger for mass migration and played a key role in a number of ongoing migrations and other humanitarian crises in the Horn of Africa and the Sahel.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Drought

   drowt, Drouth, drowth, n. dryness: want of rain or of water: thirst.—ns. Drought′iness, Drouth′iness.—adjs. Drought′y, Drouth′y, full of drought: very dry: wanting rain, thirsty. [A.S. drúgathe, dryness—drúgian, to dry.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of drought in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of drought in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of drought in a Sentence

1. Hernan Chavez:

   The drought has really hit us hard.

2. Davjigbold Ariunbold:

   It's not a drought, it's a catastrophe.

3. Peter Brown:

   We're in a global (temperature) change drought.

4. Jerry Brown:

   This historic drought demands unprecedented action.

5. Zi Sai:

   Drought has cut production by about half this spring.

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