heat wave
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See also: heatwave
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Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhit.weɪv/,
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Noun
heat wave (plural heat waves)
- (idiomatic) A period of exceptionally hot weather.
- Antonyms: cold spell, cold wave
- 1933, Irving Berlin, “Heat Wave”, in As Thousands Cheer:
- We're havin a heat wave / A tropical heat wave / The temperatures rising, it isn't surprising / She certainly can, can can! / She started a heat wave / By letting her seat wave, / in such a way that the customers say / that she certainly can, can-can!
- (US, weather broadcasting) Three consecutive days with daytime high temperature of 90 degrees Fahrenheit or higher.
- An electromagnetic wave in the infrared spectrum.
Translations
heat wave — see heatwave
