cabin

¹cab·in

noun \ˈka-bən\

Definition of CABIN

1

a (1) : a private room on a ship or boat (2) : a compartment below deck on a boat used for living accommodations b : the passenger or cargo compartment of a vehicle (as an airplane or automobile) c : the crew compartment of an exploratory vehicle (as a spacecraft)

2

: a small one-story dwelling usually of simple construction

3

chiefly British : cab 3

Examples of CABIN

1. a cabin in the woods
2. Don't unbuckle your seat belt until the flight attendant says it is safe to move around the cabin.

Origin of CABIN

Middle English cabane, from Middle French, from Old Occitan cabana hut, from Medieval Latin capanna

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to CABIN

Synonyms: shack, camp, hooch (or hootch) [slang], hovel, hut, hutch, hutment, shanty

Related Words: lean-to, shed; cot, cottage, lodge; cabana; bungalow, chalet; hogan, wickiup, wigwam; tent

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Other Aeronautics/Aerospace Terms

airway, apron, corridor, dirigible, fishtail, flat-hat, vector

Rhymes with CABIN

rabbin