droughtnoun [ C or U ]
uk/draʊt/us/draʊt/C2 a long period when there is little or no rain:
This year (a) severe drought has ruined the crops.
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Dry weather, arid conditions & dryness
- arid
- aridity
- bone
- bone dry idiom
- dehydrate
- desertification
- desiccation
- dried
- dry
- dry (sth) out
- dry up
- dust devil
- frazzled
- parch
- parched
- scorched
- semi-arid
- subarid
- sun-baked
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