heat wave
noun
a period of abnormally hot and usually humid weather; heat event.
heatwave
-
a variation of
heat wave.
Example Sentences
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The fires erupted amid an intense heatwave in northern Africa, with Algeria and Tunisia particularly affected.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
The heatwave has reduced the amount of energy stored across Europe, which needs to be restocked, piling more pressure on prices.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
By August 19, France had experienced 52 days under heatwave conditions since mid-June, with only a handful of cooler days to break them up -- a record-breaking figure with summer not even over yet.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
If the heatwave continues, third and fourth-quarter GDP forecasts could get downgrades of between 0.1 and 0.2 percentage points, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Meditatively Campian watched the line of light as it dropped lower and lower, soon to flood the valley with its fierce heatwave.
From The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan by Bertram Mitford
