noun · neutral
drought
/draʊt/DROUGHT
a long period without rain, causing a shortage of water
Examples
“The prolonged drought ruined the harvest and caused food shortages.”
“Farmers suffered greatly during the drought last summer.”
“Governments must plan for drought by improving water management.”
Band 8 sentence
“Prolonged droughts linked to climate change are increasing the urgency of developing resilient water management strategies.”
Collocations
- suffer a drought
- drought conditions
Word family
Common mistakes
There is drought in my village.→There is a drought in my village.
Farmers suffer from droughts last year.→Farmers suffered from droughts last year.
Say it for a higher band
5dry period→6dry spell→7+drought
Synonyms
dry spell
Easily confused
dry spell
“We had a dry spell in April, but it rained again in May.”
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