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Meaning of heat island | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any area, populated or not, which is consistently hotter than the surrounding area.
Ellipsis of urban heat island.
abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Equivalents

Français îlot de chaleur

Examples

“Currently, no plans for panel installation in Sinsing District, where the urban heat island effect can be better alleviated through greening facility construction, have been made.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

heat lamp heat lightning heat map heat of fusion heat of passion heat of reaction