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heat island

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Françaisîlot de chaleur
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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.
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See also

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

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