Drought (Noun)
Meaning 1
A shortage of rainfall; "farmers most affected by the drought hope that there may yet be sufficient rain early in the growing season".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- A prolonged drought in the region led to widespread crop failure and water shortages.
- Farmers in the rural community are bracing for another severe drought season with uncertain consequences.
- After a record-breaking drought in the west coast last summer, firefighters remain vigilant in their battle to control new blazes.
- Months of unseasonable warmth have induced severe drought, sucking away whatever surface water that is found nearby lakes.
- Increased migration has happened every five to six years whenever persistent drought intensifies already deteriorating crop quality conditions
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Meaning 2
A prolonged shortage; "when England defeated Pakistan it ended a ten-year drought".
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.