Drouth (redirected from drouths)

drought  (drout) also drouth (drouth)

n.

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

2. A prolonged dearth or shortage.

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[Middle English, from Old English drgoth; akin to drge, dry.]

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droughty adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	drouth - a prolonged shortage; "when England defeated Pakistan it ended a ten-year drought" drought period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"
	2.	drouth - a shortage of rainfall; "farmers most affected by the drought hope that there may yet be sufficient rain early in the growing season" drought dryness, waterlessness, xerotes - the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)