drought

Pronunciation

• (UK) (US) IPA ^(key): /draʊt/
• (Canada) IPA ^(key): [drʌʊt]

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Noun

Singular drought

Plural droughts

1. (countable) A drought is when there is less water in an area than normal.

   The drought in California began in 2012.

   Because of the drought, we couldn't use our sprinklers.