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Hitzewelle

heatwave

noun HIT-tse-vel-le Rare
Animals & Nature Weather

Usage Note

Hitzewelle is feminine (die Hitzewelle). Defined meteorologically as a period of several consecutive days above a critical temperature threshold; since the deadly European heatwave of 2003, the term has become central to German climate change discourse and public health planning.

Examples

"Die Hitzewelle hielt zwei Wochen lang an und trocknete die Felder aus."

Natural Translation

The heatwave lasted two weeks and dried out the fields.

Literal Translation

The heatwave held two weeks long on and dried the fields out.

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