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steam room

American  

noun

  • steam rooms
    plural
  1. a steam-filled and heated room to induce sweating, as in a Turkish bath.


steam room British  

noun

  1. a room that can be filled with steam for use as a steam bath

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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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