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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: , , ,
  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:


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

/ ˈæɪ /

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

    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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to confine in a small space

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • uncabined adjective
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51Թ 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 )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of cabin1

C14: from Old French cabane, from Old Provençal cabana, from Late Latin capanna hut
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Brown locked himself away out in the wilds of Maine, in a cabin with no Wi-Fi, and got down to it.

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To reach the campground, you’ll drive through the charming Trinity Alps Resort, which rents out rustic red cabins named after California counties, and onto a narrow gravel road.

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Different airlines have varying rules on the acceptable size and weight of an underseat personal item or an overhead cabin bag, with some charging customers to bring the latter.

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Ukraine says 117 drones were used: they were first smuggled into Russia, then placed inside wooden cabins mounted on the back of lorries and concealed below remotely operated detachable roofs.

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At first he has no idea where he’s going, but, impulsively pitching his cell phone out the window, he steers his car toward the cabin, where he’ll take permanent refuge.

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