spa

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spa /spɑː/ ●○○ noun [countable]  1  a) a place where the water has special minerals in it, and where people go to improve their health by drinking the water or swimming in it 矿泉疗养地 a historic spa town 一座历史上有名的矿泉城镇 b) (also health spa) a place where people go to improve their health and beauty, especially through swimming, exercise, beauty treatments etc 休闲健身中心2. (also spa bath) American EnglishDCB a bath or pool that sends currents of hot water around you 按摩浴缸，热水漩水式浴缸[浴池] SYN Jacuzzi

Examples from the Corpus

spa• Residents will be banned from filling swimming pools and spas, washing their vehicles at home and operating ornamental fountains.• They all went individually to a Los Angeles spa called Ynessa.• Available at a small charge and with special supervision given, the spa can provide you with a healthy breakaway in Amsterdam.• And while many of the spa services seem geared to women, not all are.• For more information, consult your travel agent; once aboard, talk to the spa and salon managers.• The spa is a perfect complement to cruising.From Longman Business DictionarySpASpACOMMERCE written abbreviation for SOCIETÀ PER AZIONI, used in the names of some Italian companiesOrigin spa (1600-1700) Spa Belgian town with a spa

spa nounChinese  

has a in it, where water and Corpus Business special the place minerals

spa
spa /spɑː/ noun [countable]1.
  a. a place where the water has special minerals in it, and where people go to improve their health by drinking the water or swimming in it:
    a historic spa town
  b. (also health spa) a place where people go to improve their health and beauty, especially through swimming, exercise, beauty treatments etc
2. (also spa bath) American English a bath or pool that sends currents of hot water around you
   SYN  Jacuzzi

spaBrE /spɑː/ 🔊NAmE /spɑː/ 🔊 nouna place where water with minerals in it, which is considered to be good for your health, comes up naturally out of the ground; the name given to a town that has such a place and where there are, or were, places where people could drink the water 矿泉疗养地；矿泉城◆Leamington Spa利明顿矿泉城◆a spa town有矿泉的城镇◆spa waters矿泉水a place where people can relax and improve their health, with, for example, a swimming pool 休闲健身中心◆a superb health spa which includes sauna, Turkish bath and fitness rooms内设桑拿浴室、土耳其浴室和健身房的第一流的休闲健身中心(especially NAmE) = Jacuzzi™