steam room
Americannoun
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steam rooms
plural
noun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of steam room
First recorded in 1870–75
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These renovations included the addition of a new structure on the grounds that contains a gym and a “recovery center” with a sauna, a cold plunge, a steam room, and a massage table.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
Two children from Harrogate were hurt after a steam room door shattered while they were in Turkey on a package holiday.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Like much of the show, the season’s details of middle age came from conversations Tropper heard around him during his years among Westchester’s ultrarich — many of them in the sauna or steam room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
The Conrad Spa certainly delivers on all counts, with beautiful facilities, including access to a pool and hot tub, a relaxation room, as well as a steam room and sauna.
From Salon ● Jan. 13, 2026
Inside, they stretched out on benches and yelped in pain as they tried to regain the use of their limbs in the steam room.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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