vapour bath

Other forms: vapour baths

Definitions of vapour bath

1. noun

   a room that can be filled with steam in which people bathe; `vapour bath' is a British term
   synonyms: steam bath, steam room, vapor bath

   types:

   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

   type of:

   room

   an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
2. noun

   you sweat in a steam room before getting a rubdown and cold shower
   synonyms: Turkish bath, steam bath, vapor bath

   type of:

   bathing, washup

   the act of washing yourself (or another person)