steam bath

steam bath
noun
1. a room that can be filled with steam in which people bathe; `vapour bath' is a British term (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑steam room, ↑vapor bath, ↑vapour bath
• Hypernyms: ↑room
• Hyponyms: ↑sauna, ↑sweat room, ↑Turkish bath
2. you sweat in a steam room before getting a rubdown and cold shower
• Syn: ↑Turkish bath, ↑vapor bath, ↑vapour bath
• Hypernyms: ↑washup, ↑bathing

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noun
1. : a bath of steam (as for use in a laboratory) — compare water bath
2. : a container for a steam bath

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1. a bath of steam, usually in a specially equipped room or enclosure, for cleansing or refreshing oneself.
2. a special room or enclosure, or an establishment containing it, for such a bath.
3. a bath of steam used in laboratories for sterilizing equipment, utensils, etc.
[1820-30]

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steam bath noun
A steam-filled compartment, eg one at a Turkish bath, etc in which to refresh oneself by sweating, etc, or one in a laboratory for sterilizing equipment
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Main Entry: ↑steam

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steam bath,
1. a bath taken in a steam room: »

He keeps fit by daily visits to the gymnasium for steam baths (New York Times).

2. a Turkish bath or a sauna.
3. a) a bath of steam, used in a laboratory. b) the apparatus containing such a bath.

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n. a room that is filled with hot steam for the purpose of cleaning and refreshing the body and for relaxation
■ a session in such a bath

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