flotation tank

British  

noun

1. an enclosed ventilated tank filled with a saline solution at body temperature, in which a person floats in darkness in order to relax or meditate

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Example Sentences

McDermott’s childhood memories are matched by naïvely excited music; the flotation tank, by a soporific étude; the simulated coma, by music so shapeless yet alluring that it could have been written by Satie.

From New York Times

And I got a vision, floating in the flotation tank, of me and Philip onstage together.

From New York Times

Pratscher will recruit about 100 volunteers who are willing to don the VR headset and clamber into a dark, salt-laden flotation tank at the city’s Clarity Float spa.

From The Guardian

The volunteers will be randomly assigned to have either the full flotation tank VR experience, to float without VR, or have VR while lying on a bed.

From The Guardian

Homeowners who don’t want the hassle of buying and installing a flotation tank can find them in some luxury developments.

From The Wall Street Journal