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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Photo : Bjorn Bauer Photography The rooftop deck includes an outdoor kitchen and hot tub. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2025 View the aurora borealis from a geothermal hot tub outside of your room or on dry land with the hotel’s on-site astronomer. Jamie Davis Smith, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025 Also in 1975, the Soviet Union and the United States teamed up for a historic cooperative space mission, the first wedding ceremony ever performed in a hot tub took place in California, and much more. Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2025 There’s also a hot tub to enjoy after a long day on the slopes. Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for hot tub 

Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

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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 Feb. 2025.

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