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saunas

saunas is the plural of sauna.

saunas is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sauna.

Meaning of sauna

Noun

sauna (plural saunas)

  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.
  3. 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.
    • McPhail ran Maitland's brothels—knocking-shops in Maryhill, Riddrie, Dennistoun, and the more upscale saunas in the West End and city centre.2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 250
  4. (figuratively, informal) A very hot place or room.

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Phrases with saunas

Questions about saunas

What is saunas the plural of?
Saunas is the plural of sauna.

Words near saunas in the dictionary

  1. sauna water
  2. sauna waters
  3. saunaed
  4. saunaing
  5. saunalike
  6. saunas
  7. Saundby
  8. saunders
  9. Saunders blue
  10. Saunders County
  11. Saundersfoot

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