English-Finnish translations for drought

• kuivuus
  Syy siihen ei ole pelkästään valtava kuivuus. This is not just caused by extreme drought.
  Lopuksi totean, että Etelä-Eurooppaa on vaivannut kuivuus. Finally, the South is being hit by a drought.
  Kuivuus on valitettavasti rajatylittävä ilmiö. Unfortunately, drought cuts across national borders.

Definition of drought

• A period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell
• A longer than expected term without success, particularly in sport

Related words

• droughty
• drought-tolerant
• megadrought
• droughtmaster