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heat wave

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heat wave
n.
A period of unusually hot weather.
heat wave
Noun
a spell of unusually hot weather
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.heat waveheat wave - a wave of unusually hot weather      
wave - a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures); "a heat wave"
Translations
heat wave heat n → Hitzewelle f


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