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Definition of
heatstroke noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
heatstroke
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈhitstroʊk
/
/
[
uncountable
]
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an illness with fever and often loss of
consciousness
, caused by being in too great a heat for too long
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heatstroke
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