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insolation

Postby eberntson » Sun Oct 18, 2015 10:54 am

In the rays of the sun.
Or, sunstroke.

From the French.

This word confused me for a second, because it just looked like a misspelling of "insulation". I don't get the sunstroke definition unless it is related to Kipling's line about "Only mad dogs and Englishman are insolation midday." It looses something, I think.
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Re: insolation

Postby Slava » Mon May 09, 2016 9:43 am

I imagine that the best way to get sunstroke is to be in the rays of the sun for too long. :)
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