hot tub

noun

: a large tub of hot water in which bathers soak and usually socialize
especially : such a tub with a whirlpool device
hot-tub intransitive verb

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The sprawling property has 220 rooms, a heated outdoor pool, a hot tub, and a smaller indoor pool. Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 1 Aug. 2025 Also tempting are two indoor and two outdoor pools, indoor and outdoor hot tubs, a mini splash park for kids, pickleball and tennis courts, the fitness center, the soon-to-expand spa, and, of course, the beach. Johanna Read, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025 Forbes Australia reported in May 2024 the yacht also features a hospital, library, elevator, movie theatre, pool, hot tubs, steam room, gym, separate owners’ deck with two bedrooms, two bathrooms, two offices, and 14 slide-out balconies. Sydney Lake, Fortune, 31 July 2025 Outdoor amenities include seven pools (one with a retractable roof), four waterslides, 13 hot tubs, a ropes course, the one-of-its-kind Cliffhanger swing, and an 11-story dry slide. Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for hot tub

Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hot tub was in 1973

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“Hot tub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20tub. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.

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