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How to pronounce sunstroke in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms insolation, siriasis, thermic fever
Type of heat hyperpyrexia, heatstroke

Examples of sunstroke

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I lay on the beach for about 12 hours on the first day and got severe sunstroke.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Tonight back at base camp I have slight altitude sickness and a little sunstroke.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Three weeks after making the recording, Mason died of sunstroke, Hunter said.
From the suntimes.com
On reaching Chile, Masefield suffered from sunstroke and was hospitalized.
From the en.wikipedia.org
His paintings can be as queasy as sunstroke, flat as a Polish winter.
From the guardian.co.uk
In the Sydney heat, Australia won the Test by 6 wickets but Trott had an attack of sunstroke.
From the en.wikipedia.org
One competitor collapsed with sunstroke in a bunker at the last.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Isn't it a little early in the year for the folks in the desert to be suffering from sunstroke?
From the us.cnn.com
I once got severe sunstroke in Ayrshire, Scotland, which didn't bode well for the 48C desert heat.
From the independent.co.uk
More examples
  • Sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat
  • Heat stroke is defined as a body temperature of greater than due to environmental heat exposure with lack of thermoregulation. This is distinct from a fever, where there is a physiological increase in the temperature set point of the body.
  • Sunstroke is a Marvel Comics supervillain.
  • Sunstroke (Solstik) is a 1953 Danish comedy film directed by Astrid Henning-Jensen and Bjarne Henning-Jensen.
  • "Sunstroke" is a song by dance artist Chicane. The song was released on 1 June 1997 as a CD single.