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drought

Long, continuous period of dry weather, leading to a shortage of water.
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" said the Fox; "there is going to be a great drought, so I jumped down here in order to be sure to have water by me.
Fables by Aesop View in context
The house occupied by the family was on the slope of a mountain, and after a long drought there was a terrible tempest which not only raised the river to a great height but loosened the surface of the mountain so that a great landslide took place.
The Great Carbuncle by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
He must have been born in some time of general drought and famine, or upon one of those fast days for which his state is famous.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
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