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heatstroke

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heatstroke
Noun
same as sunstroke
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Noun1.heatstrokeheatstroke - collapse caused by exposure to excessive heat
heat hyperpyrexia
collapse, prostration - an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion; "the commander's prostration demoralized his men"
heat exhaustion, heat prostration - a condition marked by dizziness and nausea and weakness caused by depletion of body fluids and electrolytes
insolation, siriasis, sunstroke, thermic fever - sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat
Translations
Spanish heatstroke [ˈhiːtstrəuk] n → insolación f
French heatstroke [ˈhiːtstrəuk] n → coup m de chaleur
German heatstroke [ˈhiːtstrəuk] heat n → Hitzschlag m
Italian heatstroke [ˈhiːtstrəuk] n → colpo di sole
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In the sweltering summer heat, often exceeding 85 degrees, lack of water is a death sentence for the elderly, the very young and the ill, who easily succumb to heatstroke and dehydration.
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SANTA CLARITA - They have lost crops to flood and heatstroke, but the simple joy of nurturing unusual seeds and people in need keeps their tractors humming.
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The heat wave was not France's first, and previous public health reports stressed the serious and often lethal risks of heatstroke for senior citizens and children when temperatures remained well above 20 degrees Celsius (68 degrees Fahrenheit) day and night for several days on end.
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