heatstroke
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- noun
- /ˈhiːtˌstroʊk/
- Specialized
:
golpe de calor
- During the intense football practice in the scorching sun, the player collapsed from heatstroke and was rushed to the hospital.
- die of heatstroke
- suffered heatstroke
- complications from heatstroke
Examples
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Six kids in the Lost and Found, 28 down with heatstroke...
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Heatstroke is real, yet the work must get done, and someone has to do it, and it will generally be the physically stronger person.
Blog text (4) -
The capsule was too hot, and she died from heatstroke.
Blog text (28) -
Two days ago, one of the players, Drake Goetze, a center from Paris, fell out with heatstroke and almost died of a heart attack.
Fiction book (2002) -
They don't care about heatstroke.
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He saw pickers brought out of the field with heatstroke.
Fiction book (1991) -
From the findings, it is Dr. Spangler's opinion that Beatrice's death was from heatstroke.
Blog text (16) -
Dozens of extras were felled by heatstroke.
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That puts the tall or well-sprung animal at a serious disadvantage since horses are far more prone to heatstroke than humans.
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Risking heatstroke, we wrapped water-drenched towels around our heads and plowed on as we explored some of the amazing and surreal sights of the valley.
Blog text (22)
Synonyms
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A serious illness from being in strong sun that causes weakness, confusion, or collapse
A dangerous rise in body temperature after being in very hot conditions
A sudden illness from extreme heat that makes you faint and very tired
Antonyms
- Specialized
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A dangerous drop in body temperature after being in cold for a long time
How Severe
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Heatstroke comes from the simple parts heat and stroke, where stroke once meant a 'sudden attack', as in sunstroke. So, heatstroke is when very strong heat makes the body lose control of its temperature in a sudden and dangerous way.