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drought
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drought
(noun)
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drought
/
ˈ
draʊt/
noun
plural
droughts
drought
/
ˈ
draʊt/
noun
plural
droughts
Learner's definition of DROUGHT
:
a long period of time during which there is very little or no rain
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The
drought
caused serious damage to crops.
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a period of
drought
that lasted several years
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