heat exhaustion
noun
: a condition marked by weakness, nausea, dizziness, and profuse sweating that results from physical exertion in a hot environment
called also heat prostration
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During search and rescue operations, one firefighter was treated and then taken to a hospital for heat exhaustion.
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
Learn to identify the warning signs of heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
Learn to identify the warning signs of heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion or heat stroke.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
Learn to identify the warning signs of heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
Learn to identify the warning signs of heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion or heat stroke.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for heat exhaustion
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“Heat exhaustion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heat%20exhaustion. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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