Definitions
a shortage of rainfall
Word origin
From Middle English droughte, droghte, drouȝte, from Old English drūgaþ. Cognate with Dutch droogte, Low German Dröögde. By surface analysis, dry + -t (abstract nominal suffix).
Used in a sentence
“His village had faced a drought twice.”
“The weather looked like drought―a thoroughly wicked drought; if the rain did not come before long, their crops would be burnt up.”
“Sri Lanka ended their ten-game drought with a consolation win over Bangladesh.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Long dry spell”7 letters
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