cabin
a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction: He was born in a cabin built of rough logs.
an enclosed space for more or less temporary occupancy, as the living quarters in a trailer or the passenger space in a cable car.
the enclosed space for the pilot, cargo, or especially passengers in an air or space vehicle.
an apartment or room in a ship, as for passengers.
(in a naval vessel) living accommodations for officers.
in cabin-class accommodations or by cabin-class conveyance: to travel cabin.
to live in a cabin: They cabin in the woods on holidays.
to confine; enclose tightly; cramp.
Origin of cabin
1Other words for cabin
| 1 | cot, shanty, shack, cottage |
| 6 | quarters, compartment |
Other words from cabin
- un·cab·ined, adjective
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How to use cabin in a sentence
When one is cabined, cribbed, confined in one's self, it is good to be enlarged in one's friends.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. I (of 3) | George EliotIn the House of Commons, of late he had been so cabined, cribbed, and confined by office as to have enjoyed nothing of this.
Phineas Finn | Anthony TrollopeYes, or to live cribbed, cabined, and confined in a London square!
Lavengro | George BorrowPrisintly we came to a wharf, and ridin' to the float below it was a big white launch, cabined and decked.
The Boy Scouts Book of Stories | VariousIn about half an hour they stood outside the small red-brick house which cabined the bold spirit of Michael's depressed fancies.
Sinister Street, vol. 1 | Compton Mackenzie
British Dictionary definitions for cabin
/ (ˈkæbɪn) /
a small simple dwelling; hut
a simple house providing accommodation for travellers or holiday-makers at a motel or holiday camp
a room used as an office or living quarters in a ship
a covered compartment used for shelter or living quarters in a small boat
(in a warship) the compartment or room reserved for the commanding officer
British another name for signal box
the enclosed part of a light aircraft in which the pilot and passengers sit
the part of an airliner in which the passengers are carried
the section of an aircraft used for cargo
to confine in a small space
Origin of cabin
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