a vessel containing heated water, used for heating substances
water bath in American English
noun
1.
a system for the control of temperature in which a vessel containing the material to be heated is set into or over one containingwater and receiving the heat directly
2.
a bath of water
Word origin
[1815–25]This word is first recorded in the period 1815–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: diorama, heuristic, reamer, treadmill, trolley
Examples of 'water-bath' in a sentence
water-bath
You can bake them in a water-bath in the oven, or do them in a steamer.