Drought (a period of very little or no rainfall) is the correct spelling.
Drought
A drought.
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water shortage, dryness, dry spell, aridity
It can be. But a drought is much less rain than usual, and it is possible to get much more rain than usual without triggering a flood. The opposite of a drought or 'dry spell' would be a 'wet spell' (such as a monsoon season).
Drought. What happened during the Great Depression was the Dust Bowl.
It is the opposite of a "dry spell".The colloquial term wet spell simply means a short period of rainy days. The term dry spell means a period of little rain, less severe than an actual drought.
Lack of replenishment; and increased demand. Both spell the same - no water.
The correct spelling is "draught" (draft, also a checker in the game of checkers).
aridity, dearth, deficiency, dehydration, desiccation, dry spell, insufficiency, lack, need, parchedness, rainlessness, scarcity, want
aridity, dearth, deficiency, dehydration, desiccation, dry spell, insufficiency, lack, need, parchedness, rainlessness, scarcity, want