whirlpool bath
Americannoun
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a bath in which the body is immersed in swirling water as therapy or for relaxation.
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a device that swirls and often heats the water in such a bath.
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a tub or pool containing or equipped with such a device.
noun
Etymology
Origin of whirlpool bath
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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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
At 37, Yogi Berra could only manage a .222 average, and 1961's bullpen ace, Luis Arroyo, spent most of the year with his arm in a whirlpool bath.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then the patient steams a while, undergoes a whirlpool bath, downs a second concoction and, according to Harris, that does it.
From Time Magazine Archive
He got up and went into the whirlpool bath.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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