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driest

[drahy-ist]

adjective

  1. superlative of dry.



driest

/ ˈdraɪɪst /

adjective

  1. a superlative of dry

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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When the snowpack is gone by late summer, the glaciers that remain, often in the shadows of peaks, release meltwater that keeps streams flowing at the driest times of year.

In other research, scientists have found that the last 25 years have probably been the driest in at least 1,200 years in western North America.

On Friday north Wales moved into drought status after the driest six-month period since 1976, while the United Kingdom has "almost certainly" had its hottest summer on record, according to the Met Office.

From BBC

Drought has been declared in north and south east Wales after the driest six months recorded in almost 50 years.

From BBC

But locals near the sites of recent fires told the BBC they felt the MoD needed to do more to prevent them, including completely banning live fire training in the driest months.

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