cabin

[ kab-in ]

noun

1. a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction:

   He was born in a cabin built of rough logs.

   Synonyms: cottage, shack, shanty, cot

2. an enclosed space for more or less temporary occupancy, as the living quarters in a trailer or the passenger space in a cable car.
3. the enclosed space for the pilot, cargo, or especially passengers in an air or space vehicle.
4. an apartment or room in a ship, as for passengers.
5. cabin class.
6. (in a naval vessel) living accommodations for officers.

   Synonyms: compartment

adverb

1. in cabin-class accommodations or by cabin-class conveyance:

   to travel cabin.

verb (used without object)

1. to live in a cabin:

   They cabin in the woods on holidays.

verb (used with object)

1. to confine; enclose tightly; cramp.

cabin

/ ˈkæbɪn /

noun

1. a small simple dwelling; hut
2. a simple house providing accommodation for travellers or holiday-makers at a motel or holiday camp
3. a room used as an office or living quarters in a ship
4. a covered compartment used for shelter or living quarters in a small boat
5. (in a warship) the compartment or room reserved for the commanding officer
6. another name for signal box
7. 1. the enclosed part of a light aircraft in which the pilot and passengers sit
   2. the part of an airliner in which the passengers are carried
   3. the section of an aircraft used for cargo

verb

1. to confine in a small space

Other Words From

• un·cabined adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cabin¹

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English cabane, from Middle French, from Old Provençal cabana, from Late Latin capanna, of uncertain, perhaps pre-Latin origin; spelling with “i” perhaps by influence of French cabine ( cabinet )

Word History and Origins

Origin of cabin¹

C14: from Old French cabane, from Old Provençal cabana, from Late Latin capanna hut

Example Sentences

A father and son drive off to a cabin deep in the Swiss woods.

From New York Times

The married couple set sail for the Canary Islands on 11 May but were soon asked to isolate in their cabin when they became ill.

From BBC

Some victims believed he had property abroad, fancy cars, a log cabin in the Lake District or a caravan near Blackpool.

From BBC

The pill-shaped vehicle is essentially one giant cabin on wheels, featuring two spacious benches facing each other and no middle or driver’s seat.

From Los Angeles Times

A touch screen in our cabin displays all the staffed and autonomous vehicles and other equipment in the vicinity, along with "permission lines" that show the immediate routes the self-driving trucks are intending to take.

From BBC

Related Words

• box
• camp
• chalet
• compartment
• cottage
• home
• hut
• lodge
• room
• shack
• shanty
• shed
• shelter