A summer characterized by long spells of warm, dry weather.
the Met Office admitted that their prediction of a 'barbecue summer' had been hopelessly wrong
Britain's barbecue summer helped retail sales race ahead last month
Example sentencesExamples
Our collective urge to don short sleeves and herald the barbecue summer at the first sign of spring is quintessentially British.
There is some evidence the market came under pressure in September after a standout barbecue summer, but this belies the improvements made at both ends of the grocery sector by discounters and luxury retailers.
I just want that barbecue summer promised all those years ago.
Britain's barbecue summer couldn't have come soon enough, but following three months of glorious sunshine and garden parties, the company's first-half profits were still down 1.6 % on last year.
In fifty years' time, we will refer to this as the year of the barbecue summer.
Britain sizzled like sausages over the hottest weekend of the year so far, in what has become - at last - a certified barbecue summer.
The Met Office stopped publishing its long-range forecasts after its disastrous prediction of a 'barbecue summer' – which ended in washouts in July and August.
The Met Office has predicted 'barbeque autumn', despite the washout following forecasts of a barbecue summer.
The barbecue summer also boosted sales of rosé from Provence by 50%, and Argentinian Malbec by 40%.
The unseasonable conditions are set to dash hopes of a barbecue summer - just a couple of weeks after many people had ditched their woollies for ice cream and flip-flops.
Definition of barbecue summer in US English:
barbecue summer
noun
British informal
A summer characterized by long spells of warm, dry weather.
Britain's barbecue summer helped retail sales race ahead last month
the unseasonable conditions are set to dash hopes of a barbecue summer
Example sentencesExamples
The barbecue summer also boosted sales of rosé from Provence by 50%, and Argentinian Malbec by 40%.
The Met Office stopped publishing its long-range forecasts after its disastrous prediction of a 'barbecue summer' – which ended in washouts in July and August.
I just want that barbecue summer promised all those years ago.
There is some evidence the market came under pressure in September after a standout barbecue summer, but this belies the improvements made at both ends of the grocery sector by discounters and luxury retailers.
The unseasonable conditions are set to dash hopes of a barbecue summer - just a couple of weeks after many people had ditched their woollies for ice cream and flip-flops.
Britain's barbecue summer couldn't have come soon enough, but following three months of glorious sunshine and garden parties, the company's first-half profits were still down 1.6 % on last year.
The Met Office has predicted 'barbeque autumn', despite the washout following forecasts of a barbecue summer.
In fifty years' time, we will refer to this as the year of the barbecue summer.
Our collective urge to don short sleeves and herald the barbecue summer at the first sign of spring is quintessentially British.
Britain sizzled like sausages over the hottest weekend of the year so far, in what has become - at last - a certified barbecue summer.