dry summer

collocation in English

meaningsofdryandsummer

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dry
adjective
uk
/draɪ/us
/draɪ/
used to describe something that has no water or other liquid in, on, or ...
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summer
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈsʌm.ər/us
/ˈsʌm.ɚ/
the season of the year between spring and autumn when the weather is warmest, lasting from June to September north of the equator and from December to March south of ...
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(Definition ofdryandsummerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdry summer

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The clay is predominantly montmorillonitic, and the soil cracks extensively to a depth of 40+ 50 cm during the long,drysummer.
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Occasional out-of-season rainfall may result in germination; however, many seedlings will not survive thedrysummermonths.
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These include high environmental temperature, lower genetic potential for milk production in indigenous cattle and inadequate supply of food during thedrysummermonths.
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Their freshly matured seeds may lie near the soil surface and become permeable duringdrysummermonths.
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No rain falls during the very hot anddrysummermonths.
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The need for afterripening prevents premature germination indrysummermonths.
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The subtropical, monsoonal-type climate of the area is characterized by adrysummer, a hot rainy season, a warm autumn and a cool winter.
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Drying is presumably an environmental cue, ensuring that seeds from the upper soil layers germinate afterdrysummerperiods, which is crucial for the timing of germination of winter annuals.
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The storm followed adrysummer.
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This is the time in the natural desert habitat that is most suitable for these seeds to germinate and complete their life cycle, before the long, hot anddrysummer.
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Results indicate that 50% of the species dispersed in the hot,drysummermonths, 18% during the rainy season, 23% during the cold season and the remainder in late spring.
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In general, however, we have an exceptionallydrysummerevery five years.
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Was not that due to a very large extent to the verydrysummer?
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Growth was held back first by the cold late spring and then by thedrysummer.
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It was thought that milk yields would advance but, of course, we had a verydrysummer.
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I have not the least doubt that now, as in 1959 when previously we had a verydrysummer, the applications will be met.
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There is growing concern that, if that continues, not only will there be adrysummer, but circumstances could become very bad indeed in 1997?
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This was due in part to the milk qouta scheme and in part to the verydrysummer.
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Unfortunately, we had a verydrysummerand all those lambs had to come on the market very cheap.
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The exceptionallydrysummerhas reduced the yields of some vegetable crops, and home-grown supplies of root crops and greens will be below average.
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