What is the difference between drought and Draught?
Draught is a noun used to describe a current of unpleasantly cold air blowing through a room. Drought is also a noun which is used to describe a long period when there is little or no rain. For example: The drought in Somalia is causing terrible human suffering.
What is the pronunciation of droughts?
In American English, drought with the pronunciation [drout] is common everywhere in educated speech, and is the usual printed form.
What does drought mean?
A drought is defined as “a period of abnormally dry weather sufficiently prolonged for the lack of water to cause serious hydrologic imbalance in the affected area.” -Glossary of Meteorology (1959).
What is a drouth?
(drout) also drouth (drouth) 1. A long period of abnormally low rainfall, especially one that adversely affects growing or living conditions. 2. A prolonged dearth or shortage.