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How to pronounce drought

IPA transcription: [d'ɹaʊt]

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Noun

  • a shortage of rainfall

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

  • a prolonged shortage

    “when England defeated Pakistan it ended a ten-year drought”

Usage examples

  • Elijah, in judgment, cause a drought to come over the land.
  • May drought destroy your crops.
  • It is tolerant of drought, full sunshine and slopes.
  • Floods and droughts really happen because I lack virtue.
  • A drought hit Western Europe.
  • A drought hit Western Europe.
  • A drought hit Western Europe.
  • The crop can survive drought or floods but grows best in moist soils.
  • A drought hit Western Europe.
  • A drought hit Western Europe.