trunk cabin

American

noun

a cabin of a yacht that presents a long, low profile with a relatively unbroken line fore and aft.

trunk cabin British

noun

nautical a long relatively low cabin above the deck of a yacht

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Etymology

Origin of trunk cabin

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Example Sentences

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Our trunk cabin projected about three feet above the main deck, and was entered by a companion ay in the middle of the forward end.

From Scientific American • Aug. 11, 2011

Flare in the topsides and a tall trunk cabin return some of the interior volume given to the soft ride.

From Time Magazine Archive

Cassiopeia is classically styled with a trunk cabin forward and a sweeping sheerline, reminiscent of the raised pilothouse cruisers of the 1970s.

From Time Magazine Archive

The trunk cabin, looking as though the designer pirated it from a cruising sailboat, grows from the foredeck at what seems to be exactly the correct distance aft from the stem.

From Time Magazine Archive

She had a trunk cabin over three-quarters of her, and an open cockpit aft.

From Boy Scouts in Southern Waters by Ralphson, G. Harvey (George Harvey)

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