drought

Definition of Drought in English :

1. drought, drouth

a shortage of rainfall

Example Sentences:
'farmers most affected by the drought hope that there may yet be sufficient rain early in the growing season'

2. drought, drouth

a prolonged shortage

Example Sentences:
'when England defeated Pakistan it ended a ten-year drought'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Drought

noun

1.

a prolonged period of scanty rainfall

2.

a prolonged shortage

3. an archaic or dialect word for thirst. Archaic and Scot form: drouth

noun

1.

a prolonged period of dry weather; lack of rain

2.

a prolonged or serious shortage or deficiency

3. Archaic

thirst

n.

1. A long period of abnormally low rainfall, especially one that adversely affects growing or living conditions.

2. A prolonged dearth or shortage.