sweatbox

• اسم يشير إلى مساحة صغيرة مغلقة أو جهاز يُستخدم لإحداث التعرق، كما في تجفيف التبغ أو الفواكه أو الجلود، أو يُقصد به غرفة ضيقة خانقة للاستنطاق.

A noun referring to a small, confined space or a device used to induce sweating, such as for processing tobacco, fruit, or hides.

1. Small or narrow cellC1informal

   A very small, confined, and often hot space, such as a prison cell or a cramped room.

   زنزانة ضيقة خانقة

   • The prisoner was locked in a sweatbox for hours.
   • The interrogation room was a tiny sweatbox with no windows.
   • He felt claustrophobic in the sweatbox of a dormitory.

   المرادفاتboxcagecellclosetcubiclehole

2. Device for sweating materialsC2formaltechnical

   A device or chamber used to cause tobacco leaves, fruit, or hides to sweat, typically as part of a curing or processing method.

   جهاز تعريق المواد

   • The tobacco leaves were placed in a sweatbox to cure properly.
   • Fruit is often processed in a sweatbox to enhance its flavor.
   • The leather hides were treated in a sweatbox to soften them.