drought

noun

a shortage of rainfall
降雨量の不足
- farmers most affected by the drought hope that there may yet be sufficient rain early in the growing season
  十分な雨が成長期の早期に降るかもしれないかんばつの望みに影響を受ける農民
a prolonged shortage
長引く不足
- when England defeated Pakistan it ended a ten-year drought
  英国がパキスタンを破ったとき、10年続いた干ばつが終わった

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