sunbath

[ suhn-bath, -bahth ]
/ ˈsʌnˌbæθ, -ˌbɑθ /

noun, plural sun·baths [suhn-bath z, -bahth z, -baths, -bahths] /ˈsʌnˌbæðz, -ˌbɑðz, -ˌbæθs, -ˌbɑθs/.

deliberate exposure of the body to the direct rays of the sun or a sunlamp.

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Origin of sunbath

First recorded in 1870–75; sun + bath1

Words nearby sunbath

sun-god, sun., sunback, sunbake, sunbaked, sunbath, sunbathe, sunbeam, sunbed, sunbelt, sunberry
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British Dictionary definitions for sun bath

sun bath

noun

the exposure of the body to the rays of the sun or a sun lamp, esp in order to get a suntan
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