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.

  • Let off some steam in a traditional Finnish steam sauna.

  • Sauna help has all the answers, from how to build your own sauna help has all the answers, from how to build your own sauna to health concerns with infrared saunas.

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