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heatspike

heatspike noun: a spike in temperatures, resulting in unusual heat.

Noun

heatspike (plural heatspikes)

  1. A spike in temperatures, resulting in unusual heat.
    • A late-spring heatwave that set a new May temperature record was followed by another heatwave in June, and a third in July which lasted for two weeks in places. Further heatspikes have followed, with many places reaching their heatwave thresholds multiple times throughout the summer.2026, Rachel Foley, Mark Poynting, Summer 2026 on course to be UK's hottest on record, says Met Office (BBC Weather) https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/articles/cn8n9pg54m1o

Forms of heatspike

pluralheatspikes

Origin of heatspike

heat + spike

Questions about heatspike

What does heatspike mean?
Heatspike means a spike in temperatures, resulting in unusual heat.
What part of speech is heatspike?
Heatspike is a noun.
What is the plural of heatspike?
The plural of heatspike is heatspikes.

Words near heatspike in the dictionary

  1. heatsick
  2. heatsink
  3. heatsinked
  4. heatsinking
  5. heatsinks
  6. heatspike
  7. heatspikes
  8. heatspot
  9. heatspots
  10. heatspreader
  11. heatspreaders

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