What does heat wave mean?

heat wave means "a wave of unusually hot weather".

Is heat wave a common word?

heat wave is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

heat wave — meaning, pronunciation and definition

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1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
a wave of unusually hot weather
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What does heat wave mean?: heat wave means "a wave of unusually hot weather".
Is heat wave a common word?: heat wave is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for heat wave come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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