a long period of time when there is little or no raintwo years of severe droughtone of the worst droughts on recordThe country’s entire grain harvest has been hit by drought.Wordfinderraindownpour,drought,flash flood,monsoon,precipitation,puddle,rain,shelter,shower,squallOxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectivedevastating,extreme,severe,…verb + droughthave,cause,break,…drought + verbaffect somethingdrought + nounconditions,resistance,tolerance,…prepositionduring a/the drought,in a/the droughtphrasesin times of drought,months, years, etc. of droughtSeefull entrySee related entries:RainWord Originlate Old English drūgath ‘dryness’, of Germanic origin; compare with Dutch droogte; related to dry.Extra examplesEngland has had several summer droughts in recent years.It has been the worst drought in the country’s history.Large areas of Africa are affected by severe drought.Some of the newer plants in the garden died during the drought.crops that are chosen for their drought toleranceplants that can withstand droughtCrop failures were caused by drought and a lack of fertilizer.Farmers are facing ruin after two years of severe drought.The country suffered from one of the worst droughts on record.
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