Meaning & use

drought

noun·Academic

A long period of unusually low rainfall that leads to a shortage of water.

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The drought forced farmers to ration water carefully across their fields.

Reservoir levels dropped sharply during the third year of the drought.

A note on using this word

Drought can also be used figuratively for a prolonged lack of something, as in 'a scoring drought' in sports.

Words with a similar meaning

dry spell

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