cabane

[ kuh-ban ]

noun

, Aeronautics.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cabane¹

From French, dating back to 1910–15; cabin

Example Sentences

Ils me conduysirent en la plus grande cabane de toutes; elle contenoit bien 80 ames.

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At ten o'clock the man in charge of the "Cabane," feeling uneasy at their not having arrived, sent to Chamonix for assistance.

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Cabane—A combination of two pylons, situated over the fuselage, and from which anti-lift wires are suspended.

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I was once on a fishing expedition with habitant guides when we had to share the same cabane.

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He is mak' heem dose cabane, w'ere he is leev long tam wid wan man of Mackenzie.

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