dry spell

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noun

a prolonged period of dry weather.

a period of little or no productivity or activity, low income, etc.

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RELATED WORDS

lack, scarcity, insufficiency, dearth, deficiency, want, need, aridity, desiccation, dehydration

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Origin of dry spell

First recorded in 1885–90

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