drought

Noun
  1. A shortage of rainfall (synset 114560656)
    "farmers most affected by the drought hope that there may yet be sufficient rain early in the growing season"
    hypernym: dryness, waterlessness, xerotes - the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)
    synonym: drouth
  2. A prolonged shortage (synset 115269316)
    "when England defeated Pakistan it ended a ten-year drought"
    hypernym: period, period of time, time period - an amount of time
    synonym: drouth

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