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Sauna definition

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A small room or structure that provides dry heat or steam for bathing or refreshing the body.
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A bath or period of time spent in a sauna.
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A Finnish bath in which sweating is induced by very hot, dry air produced by small amounts of water applied to heated stones, followed usually by a light beating of the skin or a brief plunge into cold water.
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The enclosure for such a bath.
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Any bath in which hot air or steam is used to induce sweating.
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A room or establishment for such a bath.
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A room or a house designed for heat sessions.

The hotel has a sauna in the basement.

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An act of using a sauna.

John had a sauna after his swim.

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A public sauna; a front for a brothel in some countries.
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To use a sauna.
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Noun

Singular:
sauna
Plural:
saunas

Origin of sauna

  • Finnish

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Finnish sauna.

    From Wiktionary

Sauna Sentence Examples

  • The strange fever remained, making her feel as if she'd been sitting in a sauna for hours.

  • Opposite the living room was a massive bathroom with marble floors, a Jacuzzi, small sauna, and a large shower with multiple shower heads.

  • The Home sauna Company We design and build custom-made saunas for homes and businesses in the UK.

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