sauna
a bath that uses dry heat to induce perspiration, and in which steam is produced by pouring water on heated stones.
a bathhouse or room, usually of wood, equipped for such a bath.
to take a sauna: to sauna after exercising.
Origin of sauna
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How to use sauna in a sentence
Also, don’t miss the city’s new Sky Lagoon, with its swim-up Champagne bar and fjord-view sauna and natural hot springs.
The sauna effect is a thing of the past, as are pit zips—and NeoShell’s supple, four-way stretchiness is a far cry from stiff waterproof shells.
Instead, she kept her weekly Thursday date at a local sauna, coolly confident that she had time on her hands.
They sometimes spend more than half an hour there talking, joking and laughing, as if they were in a sauna.
She gamely gets her armpits professionally sniffed, and she joins naked, sweating audiences for sauna theater.
‘The Joy of Sweat’ will help you make peace with perspiration | Bethany Brookshire | July 13, 2021 | Science News
The amenities include a fitness room, a sauna, a beauty parlor, and a karaoke setup.
Inside the ‘Surprisingly Great’ North Korean Hacker Hotel | Michael Daly | December 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere is a breeze, and that is the only thing that differentiates it from a sauna.
Whatever You Do Someone Will Die. A Short Story About Impossible Choices in Iraq | Nathan Bradley Bethea | August 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOur early-evening appointment with the sauna was canceled due to “technical reasons.”
For Ukrainians on Holiday, the Carpathians Are the New Crimea | Vijai Maheshwari | July 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd I would rather work as a security guard for a sauna full of beautiful girls!
Ukrainian Troops Surrender to Unarmed Pro-Russian Protesters | Anna Nemtsova | April 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTRussians believe the best way to dry out from vodka saturation is with a sauna session and a beating with birch branches.
The Wildest Hangover Cures From Around the World | Nina Strochlic | November 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTSuyettar thought that this would be a fine chance to wash the dust from her eyes, so she let them lead her to the sauna.
Mighty Mikko | Parker FillmoreThe sauna, or bath-house, is always a separate building; and there Finnish people take extremely hot baths almost every evening.
Kalevala, Volume I (of 2) | AnonymousThere are many Finns in the community who still use the sauna, or steam bath, of their native land.
North Dakota | VariousThe first building which she erected was not the dwelling-house but the sauna or bath-house.
Our Little Finnish Cousin | Clara Vostrovsky WinlowSlowly she marched out of the castle, across the courtyard, and over to the sauna.
Mighty Mikko | Parker Fillmore
British Dictionary definitions for sauna
/ (ˈsɔːnə) /
an invigorating bath originating in Finland in which the bather is subjected to hot steam, usually followed by a cold plunge or by being lightly beaten with birch twigs
the place in which such a bath is taken
Origin of sauna
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