noun
definition
Heat stroke caused by an excessive exposure to the sun's rays.
Examples of sunstroke in a Sentence
It is also used to treat sunstroke and painful menstruation.
Heat created discomfort and even sunstroke.
In severe cases, the burn may occur with sunstroke (vomiting, fever, and collapse).
Every summer, dozens of tourists fall victim to dehydration, heat exhaustion and sunstroke.
On the 22nd of May the battle of Kalpi was won, though the European troops were hampered by defective ammunition and Sir Hugh himself here received his fifth sunstroke.
If you develop vomiting, fever, Headache and shivering you might have sunstroke and should consult your doctor.
I could n't bring myself to spend that kind of money; I 'd rather get sunstroke !
Disorders of heat exposure include heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke (also called sunstroke).
In spite of the high temperatures of summer, however, the low humidity prevents the heat from being oppressive, and cases of sunstroke are unknown.
The crops being still green, and nothing else available as forage for the horses, an epidemic of colic broke out amongst them, and in ten days the mounted arms had lost upwards of one-third of their strength; men died of sunstroke in numbers, and serious straggling began.
Each side suffered about the same loss in the battle, that of the British being 400 (60 due to sunstroke), the American somewhat less.
I couldn't bring myself to spend that kind of money; I'd rather get sunstroke!