Environment
drought
noun
Definition
A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to water shortages.
In a sentence
“Extended droughts have caused crop failures across large agricultural regions.”
Synonyms
dry spellariditywater shortage
Common collocations
- severe drought
- prolonged drought
- drought conditions
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biodiversity
noun
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ecosystem
noun
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deforestation
noun
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conservation
noun
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