sunbath

American  

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

noun

plural

sunbaths

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

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Etymology

Origin of sunbath

First recorded in 1870–75; sun + bath ¹

Example Sentences

Then on Aug. 12, a teenage Reggie crawled out of the water for a sunbath, and a city lost its mind.

From Los Angeles Times

One afternoon I looked down from the lift to see a man in full gear, skis on but planted firmly in the snow, lying on his back with his hands behind his head taking a mid-run sunbath.

From New York Times

The crew descended to the planet's orange and brown surface for a refreshing sunbath, and waited.

From Nature

A sunbath, thought to be the ultimate Kryptonite, turned him into a crispy critter but failed to finish him.

From Los Angeles Times

This day promised, like the others, to be a sunbath under a blue dome.

From Literature