drought

🇺🇸 /draʊt/ 🇬🇧 /draʊt/
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noun
B2

A long time with very little or no rain.

The long drought made it hard for farmers to grow crops.

R

A long time without something needed or wanted.

The team's scoring drought lasted for ten games.

translation

n. A long time with very little or no rain.; A long time without something needed or wanted.

Word Forms

Plural droughts