heat wave

noun

: a period of unusually hot weather

Examples of heat wave in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Marine heat waves struck areas from Antarctica to the Mediterranean. Alec Luhn, WIRED, 21 Aug. 2024 As a brutal heat wave enveloped the country this summer, our writer packed up a cooler full of Gatorade and headed to the Mojave Desert Don't miss a moment of the 2024 Tour de France! Leath Tonino, Outside Online, 18 Aug. 2024 Fortunately, a few weeks of high temperatures can help encourage the flowers to open up (so this heat wave is good for something). Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Aug. 2024 Meanwhile, hundreds of thousand of homes and businesses remain without power and running water across Puerto Rico as a dangerous heat wave settles over the territory. Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for heat wave 

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Word History

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 11 Sep. 2024.

Kids Definition

heat wave

noun
: a period of unusually hot weather

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