the land was hot and dry because of the drought.
A long period of no rain is called a drought.
A period with little rain is a drought.(The archaic equivalent was drouth.)
The antonym of drought is abundance or flood.
drought
There was a drought in Africa
I hope this drought ends soon.
A drought is the absence of rainfall for an extended period.
A drought is a period of extended dryness.
The drought lasted for four years.
The cornfields yielded almost nothing due the drought.
A drought can occur in some countries where there's not enough rainfall.
Afghanistan suffered a severe drought after the Taliban took over.
(dry weather) there was a long drought in Australia scene the last few years.
i was in a over drought
DROUGHT - a lack of water, usually caused by insufficient rainfall Example : "The drought caused crop failures, and many farmers moved away."
After running two miles straight, the athlete was dehydrated.