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Plural of drought

regular plural

The plural of drought is droughts.

Forms of drought

Singulardrought /dɹaʊt/
Pluraldroughts
Countablecountable and uncountable

Droughts in a sentence

  • The U.N.I.C.E.F. launched some emergency campaigns like mass feeding programmes, especially during droughts and floods.1996, Usha Sud, United Nations and India: Saga of Cooperation, Vikas Publishing House, page 92. From the entry U.N.I.C.E.F.
  • Torn between the two extremities of droughts and floods, the village welcomed the ice stupa as the savior.2023, Eklas Hossain, “Environmental Concerns Arising from Human Energy Consumption”, in The Sun, Energy, and Climate Change, Springer…. From the entry ice stupa
  • Banabans have historically been able to survive droughts due to the natural ability of the caves to capture and store water.2021 June 8, Joshua Mcdonald, “The island with no water: how foreign mining destroyed Banaba”, in The Guardian. From the entry Banaban
  • Zhenba County in Shaanxi Province once had a forest cover rate of 60 percent, and floods, droughts and hail were rare.1985, “Rural Economic Policy in the New Period”, in Wang Huimin, transl., edited by Luo Hanxian (罗涵先), 中国农村的经济变革 [Economic Changes in…. From the entry Zhenba
  • The emerging trend for “coolcations” means that more tourists are heading to Scandinavia to avoid the Mediterranean’s searing temperatures, droughts and wildfires.2024 May 28, Rachel Dixon, “Be a better tourist! 28 ways to have a fantastic holiday – without infuriating the locals”, in The Guardian…. From the entry coolcation

Meaning of drought

  1. noun A period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell.
  2. noun A longer than expected term without success, particularly in sport.
  3. noun Dryness, aridness, dry heat.

Full definition of drought

Questions about the plural of drought

What is the plural of drought?
The plural of drought is droughts.
Is drought countable?
Drought is a countable and uncountable noun.

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