a phenomenon that occurs in hot weather in which distant objects are indistinct or appear to shimmer because slight differences in air temperature affect the transmission of light
Examples of 'heat haze' in a sentence
heat haze
The islands were green and lush; a heat haze hung over them at the moment.
Holt, Victoria THE ROAD TO PARADISE ISLAND (2002)
The action was a smallish aircraft coming from the south, a twin engine machine that sank out of the heat haze.
Brierley, David SKORPION'S DEATH (2002)
The ramparts of the Castelo Sao Jorge high above them were vague in the heat haze, the dark stone pines crowding a shoulder.