1. plural of drouth; periods of prolonged dry weather with little or no rainfall
Usage: dialectal; chiefly Southern U.S.

Examples

• The farmer remembered the terrible drouths of the 1930s.
• Several drouths in succession ruined the cotton crop.
• The old-timers spoke of drouths that lasted for months.
• These drouths made water conservation essential.
• The region suffered through multiple drouths that decade.