Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell.

    His village had faced a drought twice.

    Dürre, Trockenzeit, Trockenheit

    за́сухаzásuxa, засу́шливостьzasúšlivostʹ, сушьsušʹ

    посу́хаposúxa, за́сухаzásuxa, су́шаsúša

  2. (broadly, countable, informal, uncountable)A longer than expected term without success, particularly in sport.

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

  3. (archaic, countable, uncountable)Dryness, aridness, dry heat

More definitions
  • a shortage of rainfall
  • a prolonged shortage

Examples

100 sentences
  1. The drought is over.

    Засуха скінчилася.

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  2. Many peasants died during the drought.

    ruМногие крестьяне погибли во время засухи.

    deViele Bauern sind während der Dürre gestorben.

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  3. We're faced with a severe drought.

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  4. The long drought was followed by famine.

    ruЗа продолжительной засухой последовал голод.

    deAuf die lange Dürre folgte eine Hungersnot.

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  5. The drought damaged all the crops there.

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Translations

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Origin

From Middle English droughte, droghte, drouȝte, from Old English drūgaþ. Cognate with Dutc

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).

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