heatstroke
nounUK /ˈhiːtstrəʊk/
US /ˈhiːtstroʊk/
A sickness you get when your body becomes too hot and cannot cool down.
The runner was rushed to the hospital after suffering heatstroke during the marathon.
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2. A serious medical emergency caused by prolonged exposure to high temperatures, in which the body's temperature regulation fails.
Doctors warn that heatstroke can be fatal if the person is not cooled down quickly.
3. A state of extreme overheating in animals or machinery, often used figuratively.
The old engine suffered a kind of heatstroke after hours of running in the desert.
4. Colloquially, a feeling of being overwhelmed by hot weather.
After walking through the midday sun, I felt like I had a mild heatstroke.