cabin

cabin
/kab"in/, n.
1. a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction: He was born in a cabin built of rough logs.
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 esp. passengers in an air or space vehicle.
4. an apartment or room in a ship, as for passengers.
5. See cabin class.
6. (in a naval vessel) living accommodations for officers.
adv.
7. in cabin-class accommodations or by cabin-class conveyance: to travel cabin.
v.i.
8. to live in a cabin: They cabin in the woods on holidays.
v.t.
9. to confine; enclose tightly; cramp.
[1325-75; ME cabane < MF < OPr cabana < LL capanna (Isidore of Seville), of uncert., perh. pre-L orig.; sp. with i perh. by influence of F cabine (see CABINET)]
Syn. 1. cot, shanty, shack, cottage. 6. quarters, compartment.

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  • Cabin — Cab in (k[a^]b [i^]n), n. [OF. caban, fr. W. caban booth, cabin, dim. of cab cot, tent; or fr. F. cabane, cabine, LL. cabanna, perh. from the Celtic.] 1. A cottage or small house; a hut. Swift. [1913 Webster] A hunting cabin in the west. E.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cabin — Cab in v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cabined} ( [i^]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cabining}.] To live in, or as in, a cabin; to lodge. [1913 Webster] I ll make you . . . cabin in a cave. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cabin — (n.) mid 14c., from O.Fr. cabane hut, cabin, from O.Prov. cabana, from L.L. capanna hut (Cf. Sp. cabana), of doubtful origin. Fr. cabine (18c.), It. cabino are English loan words. Meaning room or partition of a vessel is from late 14c. Cabin… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Cabin — Cab in, v. t. To confine in, or as in, a cabin. [1913 Webster] I am cabined, cribbed, confined, bound in To saucy doubts and fears. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cabin — [kab′in] n. [ME caban < OFr cabane < OProv cabana < LL capanna, hut] 1. a small, one story house built simply or crudely, as of logs ☆ 2. any simple, small structure designed for a brief stay, as for overnight [tourist cabins] 3. a… …   English World dictionary

  • cabin — [n] tiny house; lodging berth, box, caboose, camp, chalet, compartment, cot, cottage, crib, deckhouse, home, hovel, hut, lodge, log house, quarters, room, shack, shanty, shed, shelter; concept 516 …   New thesaurus

  • cabin — ► NOUN 1) a private room or compartment on a ship. 2) the passenger compartment in an aircraft. 3) a small wooden shelter or house. ORIGIN Old French cabane, from Latin capanna …   English terms dictionary

  • Cabin — NOTOC Cabin may refer to:* Cabin (housing), small, roughly built house usually with a wood exterior and typically found in rural areas * Log cabin, a small house built from logs * Cottage, a dwelling, typically in a rural, or semi rural… …   Wikipedia

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