whirlpool bath

American  

noun

1. a bath in which the body is immersed in swirling water as therapy or for relaxation.

2. a device that swirls and often heats the water in such a bath.

3. a tub or pool containing or equipped with such a device.

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whirlpool bath British  

noun

1. a bath having a device for maintaining the water in a swirling motion

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Etymology

Origin of whirlpool bath

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

The home has a rooftop deck with a whirlpool bath, foosball table and TV.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2023

The en suite bathroom has a whirlpool bath, and the suite has a small kitchenette and window seats where O’Brien Dovan said her parents had coffee in the mornings.

From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2022

Thank you, Quail Hollow, for the parboil-temperature swimming pool, which makes a pretty good whirlpool bath if you put your back against the filtration outlet.

From Time Magazine Archive

Yet last year more than 100 customers of a California salon wound up with large, painful scarring boils after soaking their legs in the salon's whirlpool bath.

From Time Magazine Archive

Beneath the blackboard and to the left was a new whirlpool bath.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy