- period of drought
- • засушливый период; период засухи• период засухи; засушливый период
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• засушливый период• период засухи
Англо-русский словарь по экологии. 2011.
Англо-русский словарь по экологии. 2011.
Drought refuge — A drought refuge is a site that provides permanent fresh water or moist conditions for plants and animals, acting as a refuge habitat when surrounding areas are affected by drought and allowing ecosystems and core species populations to survive… … Wikipedia
drought, drouth — These words with different spellings refer to dry weather, lack of rain or other precipitation, and to any extended shortage. Drought is pronounced drout ; drouth is pronounced with a th ending. Drought is the preferred spelling. Examples: The… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
Drought in Australia — is defined as rainfall over a three month period being in the lowest decile of what has been recorded for that region in the past.[1] This definition takes into account that drought is a relative term and rainfall deficiencies need to be compared … Wikipedia
drought — [draut] n [U and C] [: Old English; Origin: drugath; related to dry] a long period of dry weather when there is not enough water for plants and animals to live … Dictionary of contemporary English
drought — [ draut ] noun count or uncount a long period of time when there is little or no rain and crops die … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
drought — ► NOUN ▪ a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall; a shortage of water. ORIGIN Old English, «dryness» … English terms dictionary
drought — [drout] n. [ME < OE drugoth, dryness < drugian, to dry up; akin to dryge, DRY] 1. a prolonged period of dry weather; lack of rain 2. a prolonged or serious shortage or deficiency 3. Archaic thirst droughty adj. droughtier, droughtiest … English World dictionary
Drought in the United Kingdom — Droughts in the United Kingdom are a relatively common feature of the weather in the UK, with one around every 5–10 years on average. These droughts are usually confined to summer, when a blocking high causes hot, dry weather for an extended… … Wikipedia
Drought in Canada — Average precipitation departures from normal over Canada from autumn 2000 through summer 2002. Precipitation departures are relative to the 1961 90 reference period … Wikipedia
Drought — For other uses, see Drought (disambiguation). Fields outside Benambra, Victoria, Australia suffering from drought conditions. A drought (or drouth [archaic]) is an extended period of months or years when a region notes a deficiency in its water… … Wikipedia
drought — /drowt/, n. 1. a period of dry weather, esp. a long one that is injurious to crops. 2. an extended shortage: a drought of good writing. 3. Archaic. thirst. Also, drouth /drowth/. [bef. 1000; ME; OE drugath, equiv. to drug (base of dryge DRY) +… … Universalium