heatwave
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The meaning (definition) of the word heatwave
many days in a row of very hot weather
The word heatwave used in a sentence
“The heatwave made it so hot we stayed inside.”
Words that mean the opposite of heatwave (antonyms)
cold wave
The plural of the word heatwave
heatwaves
How the word heatwave is said around the world
| French | vague de chaleur (vahg duh shah-LERR) |
| Spanish | ola de calor (OH-lah thay kah-LOHR) |
| Mandarin | 热浪 (zhuh lahng) |
| Hindi | लू की लहर (loo kee LU-hr) |
| Arabic | موجة حر (MAW-jat HARR) |
| Russian | жара (ZHAH-rah) |
| Portuguese (EU) | onda de calor (OHNG-duh di kuh-LOHR) |
| Portuguese (BR) | onda de calor (OHNG-da jew kah-LOHR) |
| Japanese | 熱波 (NAYH-pah) |
| German | Hitzewelle (hi-tsay-VE-luh) |
| Urdu | گرمی کی لہر (GUR-mee kee LE-her) |
| Punjabi | ਗਰਮੀ ਦੀ ਲਹਿਰ (GU-ruh-mee dee LU-hir) |
| Korean | 폭염 (POHG-yum) |
| Hebrew | גל חום |
| Greek | καύσωνας (KAHF-soh-nahs) |
| Dutch | hittegolf (HI-tuh-ghawlf) |
| Tagalog | alon ng init (AH-lohn en-GAY EE-neet) |
| Vietnamese | sóng nhiệt (SAW-urng NYEE-et) |
| Turkish | sıcak hava dalgası (su-JAHK hah-VAH dahl-gah-SU) |
| Persian | موج گرما (mohj gahr-MAH) |
| Polish | fala upałów (FAH-lah oo-POW-oof) |
| Ukrainian | спека (SPE-kah) |
| Bengali | তাপপ্রবাহ (TAH-pawp-raw-bah-oh) |
| Swedish | värmebölja (ver-muh-BERL-yah) |
| Italian | ondata di calore (ohn-DAH-tah di kah-LOH-ray) |
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