Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A day or series of days of unusually hot weather; a hot wave; a broad area of descending wind, dynamically warmed by compression, moving eastward over the United States and often occupying several days in its transit.
- noun In physical, an ether-wave capable, by the transformation of the energy of the vibratory disturbance into heat, of raising the temperature of bodies placed in its path.
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Examples
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The heat-wave at the end of September also brought unwelcome summertime smog to the UK and set a new pollution record for October.
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One clue that is likely to jump out at any weather geek comes from the way the storms were oriented as they traveled from northwest to southeast ahead of the heat-wave busting cold front.
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Stray Dog takes place during an unprecedented heat-wave and you can literally feel the steam rising from the city streets.
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Stray Dog takes place during an unprecedented heat-wave and you can literally feel the steam rising from the city streets.
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No-one can say with certainty that events such as the flooding in Pakistan, the unprecedented weather episodes in some parts of the U.S., the heat-wave and drought in Russia, or the floods and landslides in Northern China, were influenced by climate change.
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The most challenging aspect of this stage could be the weather, with heat-wave conditions common in the region this time of year.
Schleck wins on the foggy Tourmalet, but can’t drop Contador 2010
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Council to dig into heat-wave power outages (WTOP)
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One clue that is likely to jump out at any weather geek comes from the way the storms were oriented as they traveled from northwest to southeast ahead of the heat-wave busting cold front.
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Fenty hasn't signed bill banning heat-wave power shutoffs (WJLA-TV)
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It was the fourth time this summer that Washington's temperatures have met the three-day heat-wave standard.
Temperatures soar once more as Washington heads into its hottest days of the year 2010
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