steam bath

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.

steam bath

n 1. (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. (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

steam′ bath`

n. 1. a bath of steam, usu. in a specially equipped room or enclosure, for cleansing or refreshing oneself. 2. the room or enclosure itself. 3. an establishment with facilities for such a bath. [1820–30]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	steam bath - a room that can be filled with steam in which people bathe; `vapour bath' is a British termsteam room, vapor bath, vapour bathroom - 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 rocksTurkish 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 showerTurkish bath, vapor bath, vapour bathwashup, bathing - the act of washing yourself (or another person)