Sunstroke
['sʌnstrəʊk] or ['sʌnstrok]
Definition
(noun.) sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat.
Edited by Cary--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) Any affection produced by the action of the sun on some part of the body; especially, a sudden prostration of the physical powers, with symptoms resembling those of apoplexy, occasioned by exposure to excessive heat, and often terminating fatally; coup de soleil.
Checked by Gilbert
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Insolation, SIRIASIS, COUP-DE-SOLEIL, stroke of the sun.
Edited by Enrico
Examples
- In the third he got his last step as lieutenant-colonel, and, getting that, got also a sunstroke, and came home to England. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- You will get a sunstroke if you don't cover your head, said Maurice, somewhat tired of this pseudo-classicism. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
Checker: Vernon