canicule

/kəˈnɪkjuːl/
noun
  1. A period of very hot weather; a heatwave.
    • Meteorologists warned that the canicule would last for at least two more weeks.
    • The canicule in August caused power outages as everyone ran their air conditioners.
    • During the canicule, the city opened cooling centers for people without air conditioning.
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