vapor bath
- noun
- /ˈveɪpər bæθ/
- US
:
baño de vapor
- Doctors once prescribed a vapor bath as a remedy for certain ailments.
Examples
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Some spas offer a traditional vapor bath followed by a cold shower.
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I love taking a vapor bath after a long day.
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After a long hike, he relaxed in a vapor bath to soothe his sore muscles.
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The spa offers a relaxing vapor bath experience.
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I enjoyed a relaxing vapor bath at the spa to soothe my muscles after a long week.
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The herbal scents filled the air as I stepped into the vapor bath, ready to unwind.
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Many people believe that a vapor bath can help improve respiratory issues and promote better health.
Synonyms
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1.0
A container filled with liquid used to clean or treat objects
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3.7
A room filled with hot steam where people sit to relax
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3.2
A hot room filled with steam where you sit to relax and ease muscle pain
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4.1
A hot steamy room where people relax, wash, and get a massage
A room where people sit in hot steam to sweat
A small hut used for steam baths to clean the body and spirit
How Steamy
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a bath or room filled with steam or vapor' is directly derivable from combining 'vapor' (steam/gas) with 'bath' (a bathing/cleansing practice); the noun-noun composition follows a transparent, compositional pattern. This concept is cross-linguistically common (e.g. Spanish 'baño de vapor', French 'bain de vapeur') and therefore a B1 learner who knows both constituents should understand the MWE without prior exposure.
Etymology
The noun vapor bath comes from old baths where people sat in a room full of warm vapor (steam) to sweat and relax; the name joins vapor and bath, so it now means 'a steam-filled bath for cleaning or relaxation'.