heat island

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heat island (plural heat islands)

Any area, populated or not, which is consistently hotter than the surrounding area.
- 2021, Chao, Chien-Chiao; et al., “Application of a High-Density Temperature Measurement System for the Management of the Kaohsiung House Project”, in Sustainability‎, volume 13, number 2, DOI:10.3390/su13020960, ISSN 2071-1050, OCLC 926210350, page 13:
  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.
Ellipsis of urban heat island..