Synonyms for drought

Grammar : Noun

Spell : drout

Phonetic Transcription : draʊt

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Définition of drought

Origin : Old English drugað, drugoð "drought, dryness, desert," from Proto-Germanic *drugothaz, from Germanic root *dreug- "dry" (cf high/height) with *-itho, Germanic suffix for forming abstract nouns (see -th (2)). Drouth was a Middle English variant continued in Scottish and northern English dialect and in poetry.

noun dryness; shortage of supply

Example sentences :

Only once before in her memory had there been such a summer and such a drought.
Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius

And in times of drought all make pilgrimage there to offer up prayers.
Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various

Lucagnolo had drought some wench whom he believed to be Madonna Paola.
Extract from : « The Shame of Motley » by Raphael Sabatini

Only those who have been through a drought know what music there is hidden in rain.
Extract from : « Hidden Water » by Dane Coolidge

Sheep and the drought had come together, and the round-up was a failure.
Extract from : « Hidden Water » by Dane Coolidge

They only matched the cattle that had died off during the drought.
Extract from : « Hidden Water » by Dane Coolidge

In other words, the drought follows the normal air currents from this point.
Extract from : « The Great Drought » by Sterner St. Paul Meek

Some, finding the cane has suffered in times of drought, have adopted other modes.
Extract from : « Little Masterpieces of Science: Explorers » by Various

This enemy is drought, traceable directly to the destruction of the forests.
Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, September, 1878 » by Various

Midsummer was upon the land, and the heat and drought were intense.
Extract from : « Standish of Standish » by Jane G. Austin

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