"absolute drought" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: absolute droughts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} absolute drought (plural absolute droughts)
  1. (UK, climatology) A period of drought where there has been no precipitation for at least 15 days. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Climatology Synonyms: dry spell [US]
    Sense id: en-absolute_drought-en-noun-sfhn0c-f Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: climatology, natural-sciences

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