trunk cabin

noun

1. a cabin of a yacht that presents a long, low profile with a relatively unbroken line fore and aft. Compare doghouse ( def 2 ).

trunk cabin

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of trunk cabin¹

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Example Sentences

Case could see four men moving about in the cockpit at the rear of the little trunk cabin.

From Project Gutenberg

From this new position, across the white surface of the bottom, they could see the trunk cabin of the Cartier sitting squarely up in the water.

From Project Gutenberg

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

The other compromise�if you hope to provide comfortable sitting headroom in the accommodations and a low profile in the trunk cabin and topsides�is a deep canoe body amidships.

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