trunk cabin
a cabin of a yacht that presents a long, low profile with a relatively unbroken line fore and aft.: Compare doghouse (def. 2).
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How to use trunk cabin in a sentence
She had a trunk cabin over three-quarters of her, and an open cockpit aft.
Boy Scouts in Southern Waters | G. Harvey RalphsonCase could see four men moving about in the cockpit at the rear of the little trunk cabin.
The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence | Harry GordonInstead of moving toward the dinghy, the boys sprang to the top of the trunk cabin and dashed forward toward the wheel.
The Call of the Beaver Patrol | V. T. ShermanThe Spanish vessel was Baltimore, or clipper built, with a trunk-cabin, and had every appearance of sailing fast.
Jack Tier or The Florida Reef | James Fenimore Cooper
British Dictionary definitions for trunk cabin
nautical a long relatively low cabin above the deck of a yacht
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