American English pronunciation
How to pronounce drought
IPA transcription: [d'ɹaʊt]
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Noun
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a shortage of rainfall
“farmers most affected by the drought hope that there may yet be sufficient rain early in the growing season”
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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.