drought

/dɹaʊt/ noun B2

A period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell. (countable, uncountable) · His village had faced a drought twice.
A longer than expected term without success, particularly in sport. (countable, informal, uncountable) · Sri Lanka ended their ten-game drought with a consolation win over Bangladesh.

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Besides, the monkeys lived there as much as they could be said to live anywhere, and no self-respecting animal would come within eyeshot of it except in times of drought, when the half-ruined tanks and reservoirs held a little water.

The Jungle Book, p. 46 · B2

I then worked the lawn very carefully for signs and traces, but this drought has made everything as hard as iron.

The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 51 · C1

“Oh, water is even more scarce than wine, your excellency,—there has been such a drought.”

The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1083 · C1

A severe drought had left the region's reservoirs dangerously low.

The City That Almost Ran Dry, p. 1 · B2

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