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cabane

American  
[kuh-ban] / kəˈbæn /

noun

Aeronautics.
  1. a mastlike structure on some early airplanes, used for supporting the wing.


Etymology

Origin of cabane

From French, dating back to 1910–15; see origin at cabin

Example Sentences

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They tended to associate this genre of music with the drivel piped into a touristy sugar shack, or cabane à sucre: ceaseless marionette music cluttered with the infernal racket of spoons.

From New York Times Apr. 26, 2022

Pierre kept the cabane well supplied with provisions, leaving them just inside of the gate.

From The Ruling Passion; tales of nature and human nature by Van Dyke, Henry

Quatreaux's cabane was situated on the edge of an extensive tract of marsh,—lagoon would be a more descriptive word for it, perhaps,—a splashy, ditch-divided district, extending along the borders of a lake for miles.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 36, October, 1860 by Various

Four weeks, five weeks, six weeks the vigil in the cabane lasted.

From The Ruling Passion; tales of nature and human nature by Van Dyke, Henry

Next night, when we were pigging it at the Geant cabane, he started again on the same tack.

From The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies by Buchan, John

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