sunstroke

American  

[suhn-strohk] / ˈsʌnˌstroʊk /

noun

Pathology.

1. a sudden and sometimes fatal affection due to exposure to the sun's rays or to excessive heat, marked by prostration with or without fever, convulsion, and coma.

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sunstroke British  

/ ˈsʌnˌstrəʊk /

noun

1. heatstroke caused by prolonged exposure to intensely hot sunlight

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Etymology

Origin of sunstroke

First recorded in 1850–55; sun + stroke ¹

Example Sentences

Hashtags such as #sunburntanlines, #sunpoisoning and #sunstroke are popping up alongside videos of young men and women - some in tears - revealing deep red, almost purple, often puckered skin.

From BBC

It's not every day that Father Christmas finds himself briefing his elves about the hazards of sunstroke, but this summer northern Finland has seen temperatures hover around 30C for days on end.

From BBC

As soon as they landed in St. John, it was as if each cast member got sunstroke and proceeded to spend the next few days going in and out of paranoia, fear and delusion.

From Salon

"He suffered a sunstroke last year because he was working under the hot sun."

From BBC

Initially doctors thought she had sunstroke, says Caroline, but an MRI scan revealed it was more serious and she was flown back to the UK by air ambulance.

From BBC