1
: a Finnish steam bath in which the steam is provided by water thrown on hot stones
also
: a bathhouse or room used for such a bath
2
: a dry heat bath
also
: a room or cabinet used for such a bath
Examples of sauna in a Sentence
The health club has a pool and a sauna.
He talked about the benefits of taking a sauna regularly.
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Show up in the morning for a massage and then sweat it out in the sauna.
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Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2025
There's a private treatment room, complete with twin massage beds, a sauna and a steam room.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Image Lacking indoor plumbing, the family basked in this sauna as a prelude to bathing in the cold lake.
—Julie Lasky, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
While the caves’ pools are too hot to bathe in, one chamber functions as a natural sauna and the others as mystical, naturally warmed meditation rooms and lounges.
—Maggie Fuller, AFAR Media, 1 Apr. 2025
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Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2025
There's a private treatment room, complete with twin massage beds, a sauna and a steam room.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Image Lacking indoor plumbing, the family basked in this sauna as a prelude to bathing in the cold lake.
—Julie Lasky, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
While the caves’ pools are too hot to bathe in, one chamber functions as a natural sauna and the others as mystical, naturally warmed meditation rooms and lounges.
—Maggie Fuller, AFAR Media, 1 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sauna
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“Sauna.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sauna. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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