tanning booth

tanning booth
tanning booth,
a small enclosure with ultraviolet lamps for producing a tan: »

A man is much better off using a bronzer instead of a tanning booth during the winter months because of the cancer hazards of ultraviolet radiation (New York Times Magazine).

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noun, pl ⋯ booths [count]
chiefly US : a machine that people stand in while being exposed to bright light in order to darken their skin

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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