noun
- small, poorly ventilated rooms or spaces that become extremely hot and uncomfortable
- small, cramped detention cells or interrogation rooms designed to cause discomfort
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
Examples
- The old apartment’s tiny bedrooms were sweatboxes during the summer heat wave.
- Without air conditioning, the factory floor became one of the worst sweatboxes in the city.
- The prisoners complained that their cells were sweatboxes with no proper ventilation.
- These cramped offices turn into sweatboxes when the heating system malfunctions.
- The detective led the suspect into one of the station’s notorious sweatboxes for questioning.
- During the power outage, our house felt like a collection of sweatboxes.