English

Alternative forms

• fire-bath

Noun

firebath ‎(plural firebaths)

1. A bath in fire or other intense heat; sauna.
   • 1996, Chase Hensel, Telling Our Selves:

     A central daily event in men's lives was the firebath, which was like a sauna with intense radiant heat.

   • 2003, Paul John, Ann Fienup-Riordan, Stories for Future Generations - Page 33:

     Whenever they were going to take a firebath, they removed those wood planks and laid some in the back area of the qasgi and some on the edge of the bedding.

Related terms

• firebathe