Definition of "sauna" in Englisch

noun

1. A room or a house designed for heat sessions.

   • The hotel has a sauna in the basement.

2. The act of using a sauna.

   • John had a sauna after his swim.
   • Joanne went for a sauna after her swim.

3. A public sauna.

4. In some countries, a business with bath-like facilities that is actually a brothel or a place for (non-commercial) sexual encounters; a bathhouse or massage parlour.

5. (informal, figuratively) A very hot place or room.

verb

1. To use a sauna.