health resort
Noun
Meaning
health resort (plural health resorts)
A resort, such as a spa, providing services designed to improve people's health
Synonyms
sanatorium
resort
bath
gymnasium
spa
clubhouse
sanitarium
gym
health club
hot spring
Springs
baths
balneotherapy
detached house
fat farm
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Examples
By 1889 it had developed from a small village into a climatic health resort of 3,000 inhabitants.
The spa town of Buxton was developed by the Dukes of Devonshire as a genteel health resort in the 18th century.
The town also developed in popularity as a health resort for sea bathing as a purported cure for illnesses.