Meanings
nounheat burst (plural heat bursts)
plural heat bursts
- climatologyA sudden, localized increase in air temperature near the Earth's surface, sometimes with associated wind.
Translations
French coup de chaleur
- coup de chaleursudden increase in air temperature
Italian colpo di calore
- colpo di caloresudden increase in air temperature
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APA
heat burst. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heat%20burst
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“heat burst.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heat%20burst. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heat burst,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heat%20burst.
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