sweat box
Hot confinement chamber
A sweat box is a confined space used for interrogation, punishment, or torture—typically hot, cramped, and designed to break down resistance.
Historically, it referred to narrow cells where prisoners were subjected to extreme heat.
The term extends to any oppressively hot, enclosed space: The back office was a sweat box in summer.
Also spelled as one word: sweatbox.
- hotboxOverheated wheel bearing
- steamHeated water's gaseous form
- saunaHeated room for sweating
- body heatThermal energy from metabolism
- heatTransferred thermal energy
sticky · perspiration · interrogation · damp · gym · burn · confinement · gasp · bathhouse · cell · hard time · rubber room · tight squeeze · boiler room · locker room · punishment · drip · confession
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Refrigerated storage chamber
freezer · walk-in cooler · cold storage · meat locker · igloo
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High-end hotel accommodation
recreation room · day room · spa · resort · sanctuary
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