drought
A period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell.
Example
“His village had faced a drought twice.”
Other meanings
A longer than expected term without success, particularly in sport.
“Sri Lanka ended their ten-game drought with a consolation win over Bangladesh.”
dryness, aridness, dry heat
Related words
- droughted
- droughting
- antidrought
- absolute drought
- droughtless
- Palmer drought index
- drought-resistant
- droughtproof
- drought-tolerant
- droughty
- flash drought
- megadrought
Word history
From Old English "drūgaþ".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “drought” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.