heat dome
[ heet dohm ]
/ ˈhit ˌdoʊm /
noun Meteorology.
a weather phenomenon in which an area experiences stifling heat when a system of high pressure pushes very warm air downward and keeps it trapped as if in a bubble.
Origin of heat dome
First recorded in 1955–60
Words nearby heat dome
heat capacity,
heat cramp,
heat cramps,
heat death,
heat devil,
heat dome,
heat engine,
heat equation,
heat exchanger,
heat exhaustion,
heat gun