steam room

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noun
  1. a steam-filled and heated room to induce sweating, as in a Turkish bath.

Origin of steam room

1
First recorded in 1870–75

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How to use steam room in a sentence

  • In keeping with the Rat Pack tradition, we had our meeting in the steam room.

    "Dave's Whipping Boy" | Paul Shaffer | October 2, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • The next day, in the same steam room, I met with my old friend, drummer Steve Jordan.

    "Dave's Whipping Boy" | Paul Shaffer | October 2, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • He led Mr. Braddy to the door of the steam room, full of dense, white steam.

  • Let my late fellow sufferer likewise patronize the gymnasium and the steam room and the cold plunge if he so chooses.

    One Third Off | Irvin S. Cobb
  • A few minutes in the steam-room (not more than five) or some calisthenics to warm up the blood, then a fast hundred.

    Swimming Scientifically Taught | Frank Eugen Dalton and Louis C. Dalton

British Dictionary definitions for steam room

steam room

noun
  1. a room that can be filled with steam for use as a steam bath

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