cabin cruiser

American  

noun

1. a power-driven pleasure boat having a cabin equipped for sleeping, cooking, and the like.

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cabin cruiser British  

noun

1. a power boat fitted with a cabin and comforts for pleasure cruising or racing

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Etymology

Origin of cabin cruiser

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

A 37-foot cabin cruiser called for assistance during “nasty weather” near Decatur Island just before 1 p.m., the Coast Guard station in Bellingham said.

From Seattle Times

When they met up on the cabin cruiser that ferried them home in the pre-dawn hours, he was already fast asleep.

From New York Times

The 40-foot cabin cruiser was overloaded with 53 men, 35 woman and 10 children, the Coast Guard said in a statement.

From Seattle Times

Prosecutors also said that a cell phone — one of three that George Degiorgio had with him on a cabin cruiser in Malta’s Grand Harbor — had triggered the explosion.

From Seattle Times

After purchasing bare hulls from Tollycraft, dad finished several cabin cruisers we would later enjoy.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• pleasure boat