steam bath (redirected from Steam baths)

steam bath

n.

1. The act of bathing through exposure to steam, which induces perspiration.

2. A room or building equipped to provide bathing with steam.

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steam bath

n

1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) a room or enclosure that can be filled with steam in which people bathe to induce sweating and refresh or cleanse themselves

2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) an act of taking such a bath

3. (Chemistry) an enclosure through which steam can be passed continuously, used in laboratories for sterilizing equipment, maintaining a constant temperature, etc.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	steam bath - a room that can be filled with steam in which people bathe; `vapour bath' is a British term steam room, vapor bath, vapour bath room - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view" sauna, sweat room - a Finnish steam bath; steam is produced by pouring water over heated rocks Turkish bath - a steam room where facilities are available for a bath followed by a shower and massage
	2.	steam bath - you sweat in a steam room before getting a rubdown and cold shower Turkish bath, vapor bath, vapour bath washup, bathing - the act of washing yourself (or another person)