drought
a long period of dry weather
TRANSLATION
drought = die Dürre --- GOOGLE INDEX drought: approximately 17,500,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Russia, eager to position itself as a trusted exporter after its gas conflicts with Ukraine and Belarus, had to introduce a grain export ban because of a severe DROUGHT in the country.
(BBC News)
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God has cared for these trees, saved them from DROUGHT, disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and floods. But he cannot save them from fools.
- 19th century conservationist John Muir
(BBC News)
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God has cared for these trees, saved them from DROUGHT, disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and floods. But he cannot save them from fools.
- 19th century conservationist John Muir
Did you
know?
drought
noun
- a long period when there is little or no rain
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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Droughts have been reported as long as recorded history. In the Bible in Jeremiah 50:38, we are told that "A drought is upon her waters; and they shall be dried up." The land in question was Babylon, which of course God didn't much care for because of its obsession with idols.
When God made everyone speak a different language, linguistic confusion effectively halted construction of the Babel tower and led to Babylon's destruction.
Let's quickly clear up some modern-day confusion between "drought" (dry period) and "draught" (cool air). A brief glance at the two words gives the impression they would be pronounced almost the same, but beware:
The "gh" in drought is silent, so that it is pronounced like "drowt.".
The "gh" in draught has the "f" sound however, so that is it pronounced like "draft" which is the way draught is spellt in the US.
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"In parts of Africa some droughts can last for years."
noun
- a long period when there is little or no rain
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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Droughts have been reported as long as recorded history. In the Bible in Jeremiah 50:38, we are told that "A drought is upon her waters; and they shall be dried up." The land in question was Babylon, which of course God didn't much care for because of its obsession with idols.
When God made everyone speak a different language, linguistic confusion effectively halted construction of the Babel tower and led to Babylon's destruction.
Let's quickly clear up some modern-day confusion between "drought" (dry period) and "draught" (cool air). A brief glance at the two words gives the impression they would be pronounced almost the same, but beware:
The "gh" in drought is silent, so that it is pronounced like "drowt.".
The "gh" in draught has the "f" sound however, so that is it pronounced like "draft" which is the way draught is spellt in the US.
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"In parts of Africa some droughts can last for years."
