hot tub

noun

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

Examples of hot tub in a Sentence

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Amenities and experiences A sparkling pool and hot tub are located on the 10th-floor recreation deck. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Nov. 2026 Sharing the land are a two-bedroom guesthouse, patios, a pizza oven, a hot tub, a three-car garage with a studio, and parklike grounds. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 10 Nov. 2026 The Cube is topped by a roof terrace with a hot tub, grill area, and ample seating. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 10 Nov. 2026 This is the sport in which an envelope stuffed with cash put Kentucky on probation and a fixer hanging with players in a hot tub did the same at UNLV. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026 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 14 Nov. 2026.

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