sunstroke

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsʌnstrəʊk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsʌnˌstroʊk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sun′strōk′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
sun•stroke /ˈsʌnˌstroʊk/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Pathologya sudden and sometimes fatal condition caused by too much exposure to the sun's rays:Sunstroke causes collapse.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
sun•stroke  (sun′strōk′),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]
  1. Pathologya sudden and sometimes fatal affection due to exposure to the sun's rays or to excessive heat, marked by prostration with or without fever, convulsion, and coma. Also called insolation, siriasis, thermic fever. 
  • sun + stroke1 1850–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sunstroke / ˈsʌnˌstrəʊk/
  1. heatstroke caused by prolonged exposure to intensely hot sunlight
'sunstroke' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
heatstroke - insolation - siriasis - sun - sunstruck - thermic fever

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