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SWEAT ROOM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sweat room mean?
• SWEAT ROOM (noun)
The noun SWEAT ROOM has 1 sense:
1. a Finnish steam bath; steam is produced by pouring water over heated rocks
Familiarity information: SWEAT ROOM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A Finnish steam bath; steam is produced by pouring water over heated rocks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
sauna; sweat room
Hypernyms ("sweat room" is a kind of...):
steam bath; steam room; vapor bath; vapour bath (a room that can be filled with steam in which people bathe; 'vapour bath' is a British term)
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