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Examples
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They invented an instrument by which they could collect as much sun-heat as they wanted.
The Sultana's Dream Peggy 2009
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The heavier meal should certainly be towards the evening after the sun-heat of the day is over, at which time it is more enjoyed and better digested.
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While I was so happy, a grey-bearded, ragged man, with a hewn face of great power and weariness, came slowly along the path till opposite the spring; and there he let himself down with a sigh upon my clothes spread out over a rock beside the path, for the sun-heat to chase out their thronging vermin.
Seven Pillars of Wisdom Thomas Edward 2003
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Underground there was plenty of moisture, protected by the overlying sand from the sun-heat; and thorn trees and loose scrub profited by it and flourished.
Seven Pillars of Wisdom Thomas Edward 2003
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We had stripped off the paper wrapping of the individual explosive plugs and kneaded them together by help of the sun-heat into a shaking jelly in a sand-bag.
Seven Pillars of Wisdom Thomas Edward 2003
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In summer the Arab tent was less hot than our canvas tents, for the sun-heat was not absorbed in this loose woven fabric of hair and wool, with the air spaces and currents between its threads.
Seven Pillars of Wisdom Thomas Edward 2003
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The night had now been going on for so many hours that the sand had almost finished giving back all the sun-heat it had received during the day, and the air was cool, fresh, and clear.
The Horse And His Boy Lewis, C S 1954
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The night had now been going on for so many hours that the sand had almost finished giving back all the sun-heat it had received during the day, and the air was cool, fresh, and clear.
The Horse and His Boy Lewis, C. S. 1954
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Melon-house is a simple affair, and, indeed, very much of the cultivation as the summer advances will be carried on by the aid of sun-heat only.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Sutton and Sons
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The high ridge favours the production of stout leaves, and the absorption by the soil of sun-heat is to the Melon of the first importance.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Sutton and Sons
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