drought

CEFRB2

/ˈdɹaʊ̯t/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A long period with very little or no rain.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A longer than expected term without success, particularly in sport.

Examples

  • Farmers are facing ruin after two years of severe drought.

  • The long drought was followed by famine.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈdɹɐʊ̯t/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. dryness, aridness, dry heat

  2. A period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell.

More examples

In context

  • Many peasants died during the drought.

  • His village had faced a drought twice.

  • Sri Lanka ended their ten-game drought with a consolation win over Bangladesh.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English droughte, droghte, drouȝte, from Old English drūgaþ. Cognate with Dutch droogte, Low German Dröögde. By surface analysis, dry + -t (abstract nominal suffix).