exceptional drought
collocation in Englishmeaningsofexceptionalanddrought
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exceptional
adjective
uk/ɪkˈsep.ʃən.əl/us/ɪkˈsep.ʃən.əl/
much greater than usual, especially in skill, intelligence, ...
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drought
noun[C or U]
uk/draʊt/us/draʊt/
a long period when there is little or ...
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(Definition ofexceptionalanddroughtfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Up to the present, the towns generally have well withstood the undoubted strain of theexceptionaldrought.
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The local authorities of the towns have withstood remarkably well the severe test of theexceptionaldroughtin 1933.
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There has been exceptional cold,exceptionaldrought, exceptional floods.
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Only theexceptionaldroughthas made it necessary to impose restrictions.
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The local authorities of the towns have withstood remarkably well the severe test of theexceptionaldroughtin 1933.
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Up to the present, the towns generally have well withstood the undoubted strain of theexceptionaldrought.
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The cause of the water shortage in the southwest and the north-west is theexceptionaldrought.
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We have lived through anexceptionaldrought; no one denies that.
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It is true that these were due to an altogetherexceptionaldrought.
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First, there can be no argument—the industry recognises this—that the factor above all that influenced the level of production last year was theexceptionaldrought.
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I understand that, owing to theexceptionaldrought, the surface has become loose, but that as soon as there is sufficient rain the paths will be solidified by rolling.
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Duringexceptionaldroughtlarge portions of this river may flow underground, with scattered pools of surface water.
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They said that even that would be very exceptional, and would occur only in times of exceptional droughts of continued severity.
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