"heat wave" meaning in All languages combined

See heat wave on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: en-au-heat wave.ogg [Australia] Forms: heat waves [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} heat wave (plural heat waves)
  1. (idiomatic) A period of exceptionally hot weather. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-heat_wave-en-noun-BI4FnwkB
  2. (US, weather broadcasting) Three consecutive days with daytime high temperature of 90 degrees Fahrenheit or higher. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-heat_wave-en-noun-ml1CsBG8 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Topics: broadcasting, climatology, media, meteorology, natural-sciences, weather
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: heatwave

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for heat wave meaning in All languages combined (1.9kB)

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