"flash drought" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: flash droughts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} flash drought (plural flash droughts)
  1. (meteorology) A sudden, rapid drought. Categories (topical): Meteorology Related terms: flash flood
    Sense id: en-flash_drought-en-noun-4SqCsBKF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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