Heatwave Meaning in English

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التعريف

A period of very hot weather that lasts for several days or longer, often much hotter than usual.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

A 'heatwave' is used mostly in news, weather reports, and emergencies. It always refers to prolonged, unusually hot weather, not just a hot day. Often paired with words like 'record', 'dangerous', or 'deadly'.

• Spanish: ola de calor
• Portuguese (BR): onda de calor
• Portuguese (PT): onda de calor
• Chinese (Simplified): 热浪
• Chinese (Traditional): 熱浪
• Hindi: लू
• Arabic: موجة حر
• Bengali: তাপপ্রবাহ
• Russian: жара - аномальная жара
• Japanese: 熱波
• Vietnamese: đợt nắng nóng
• Korean: 폭염
• Turkish: aşırı sıcaklık - sıcak hava dalgası
• Urdu: ہیٹ ویو - شدید گرمی
• Indonesian: gelombang panas

جمل نموذجية

A heatwave is coming this weekend.

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The heatwave lasted for five days.

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People stayed inside during the heatwave.

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The city set up cooling centers to help people during the heatwave.

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Last summer's heatwave broke all the temperature records.

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It's so hard to sleep when there's a heatwave at night.

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