Sunstroke

/sˈʌnstɹə‍ʊk/

/sˈʌnstɹoʊk/

[noun]

Sunstroke

[NOUN]

an illness characterized by high fever and caused by prolonged exposure to excessive heat or sunlight

synonyms : insolation

siriasis

thermic fever

Examples

1. After all, all men are fair game for sunstroke, cholera, and snake bites.

2. From ancient soldiers on the battlefield to modern day warriors on the gridiron, exertional heat stroke, or sunstroke, has long been a serious concern.

3. Ray Winstone, who plays the villain Tubal-cain in the film, told the publication that he got sunstroke and lost movement in his right arm while filming.

4. When he was recovering from his first breakdown, he went fishing on this Endrick Water, north of Glasgow, and got sunstroke, which did him in for the rest of his life.