heat wave

noun

: a period of unusually hot weather

Examples of heat wave in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Latest News on Climate Change and the Environment Card 1 of 5 Asia’s heat wave scorches hundreds of millions. Cara Buckley Annie Flanagan, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2024 Greece has endured a barrage of extreme heat and wildfires over the past year—in July, amid record-breaking European heat waves, high temperatures exceeded 110 degrees Fahrenheit in Athens. Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for heat wave 

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Word History

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of heat wave was in 1893

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“Heat wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heat%20wave. Accessed 4 May. 2024.

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heat wave

noun
: a period of unusually hot weather

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