heat wave



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heat wave

A period of time in which the weather is unusually and persistently hot. Our summers are usually very mild here, but we've been in the midst of a heat wave recently that's made it feel like the tropics!
See also: heat, wave

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
DesidÉRia-Portuguese
EwoutAY-vowt, AY-wowtDutch
Mayesomah-YAY-soSouthern African, Chewa
Ira['aiərə]
Mogens-Danish
Aubert['ɔ:bət]