DROUGHT


Meaning of DROUGHT in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADJECTIVE

ill

The country is in the depths of a recession, made worse by the worst drought in living memory.

Fires continued to burn elsewhere in the West in states plagued by one of the worst droughts of the century.

Agricultural production fell by 10.8 percent, largely due to the effects of the country's worst drought in 50 years.

The worst drought in 30 years and an upsurge in fighting has created huge armies of refugees.

Already, he says, it is worse than the drought of 1956, once considered the definitive Texas dry spell.

long

Then there was a long drought which produced a very poor harvest.

Britain is now experiencing the longest drought on record since 1745.

It was overtaken by a long cyclical drought .

They can survive long periods of drought encased in mud, until the next rainy season.

They have the characteristic of never running dry in the longest drought or freezing in the coldest frost.

The reason may be the long continued drought .

prolonged

However, prolonged drought , and in Matebeleland armed conflict, have limited its effectiveness.

This is commonly blamed on a prolonged drought during the amelioration of climate following the last glaciation.

This summer, the situation has been exacerbated by prolonged drought .

severe

In the early 1980s, there was another severe drought cycle but the adverse impact was less.

A severe drought caused most of the crops to fail, then winds reaching hurricane force destroyed what was left.

The previous warnings in the Horn were, like the present one, prompted by severe drought .

Under natural conditions some bands die out due to severe drought , disease, or increased predation.

But there may also be more extremes in the weather such as severe storms, droughts and floods.

Not long after my first visit, Navajo country suffered a severe drought .

This year a severe drought threatens the lives of 3m people, half the population.

During the same period, the city experienced its first severe drought .

■ NOUN

goal

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is hoping he could be the answer to his side's goal drought .

That ended the Flyers' goal drought at 135 minutes, 28 seconds.

summer

Some of these isolated populations are subject to predation, others to starvation, flooding, severe winters or summer drought .

But most everything evens out during the summer drought .

Roots of wheat which have been stunted by excessive water in spring will be less able to withstand a summer drought .

I visited the site in late September, at the end of the summer drought , with the land grey and lifeless.

Worms are a staple diet and these have been in short supply due to the summer drought .

Then a summer drought parched the land, turning green prairies a dusty yellow brown.

years

This is useful, because by comparing previous drought years like 1976, you can draw a lot of conclusions.

Some farmers made enough money to buy more land and survive drought years and stay in business.

■ VERB

affect

Both places represent semiarid savannas and have repeatedly been affected by drought and famine.

Their ten-year water rights are up for renegotiation in 1997, and will be affected by the drought .

cause

It is caused not only by drought but also by high world food prices and use of land for cash-crop exports.

The last few years have seen widespread damage to homes through storms, floods, extreme cold and subsidence caused by drought .

end

Keating and state weather officials said at least 5 inches is needed in the wheat belt to end the drought .

To end their drought , the Lakers had to first lose the halftime momentum for the second time this week.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

A severe drought has caused most of the corn crop to fail.

Central Africa is suffering one of the worst droughts of the century.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Another issue highlighted in the report was the alleged importation of toxic maize as part of a drought relief effort.

As El Ni o ebbs away, drought follows the torrential rain.

But most everything evens out during the summer drought .

Fires continued to burn elsewhere in the West in states plagued by one of the worst droughts of the century.

In his benevolent aspect he is the source of rain and hence petitioned to alleviate drought , and also to prevent meningitis.

Studies link the drought to a sunspot cycle not due to end until the millennium.

The black color comes from the periodic fires that burned naturally in the Everglades during droughts.

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