heat wave

noun

: a period of unusually hot weather

Examples of heat wave in a Sentence

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Kansas City weather can keep you on your toes, from heat waves to icy winter storms. Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025 As the world faces increasingly extreme weather, research is finding that heat waves are being underestimated in some parts of the world. Lauren Sommer, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024 Extreme weather events from heat waves to hurricanes have been exacerbated by global warming. Susan F. Lu, run Ge, wenzheng Mao, Harvard Business Review, 27 Nov. 2024 Across the country, once-in-a-lifetime climactic events have become regular occurrences: extreme heat waves in Arizona, fires in Hawaii, floods in Vermont. Colleen Hamilton, Them, 11 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for heat wave 

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 15 Jan. 2025.

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heat wave

noun
: a period of unusually hot weather

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