WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026cab•in /ˈkæbɪn/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
- Architecturea small cottage, usually simply designed and built: a log cabin.
- Aeronautics, Aerospacethe enclosed space for the pilot, cargo, or passengers in an airplane or space vehicle.
- Nautical, Naval Termsan apartment or room in a ship, as for passengers.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026cab•in
(kab′in),USA pronunciation n.
- Architecturea small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction:He was born in a cabin built of rough logs.
- an enclosed space for more or less temporary occupancy, as the living quarters in a trailer or the passenger space in a cable car.
- the enclosed space for the pilot, cargo, or esp. passengers in an air or space vehicle.
- Nautical, Naval Termsan apartment or room in a ship, as for passengers.
- See cabin class.
- Naval Terms(in a naval vessel) living accommodations for officers.
adv.
- in cabin-class accommodations or by cabin-class conveyance:to travel cabin.
v.i.
- to live in a cabin:They cabin in the woods on holidays.
v.t.
- to confine;
enclose tightly;
cramp.
- Late Latin capanna (Isidore of Seville), of uncertain, perh. pre-Latin origin, originally; spelling, spelled with i perh. by influence of French cabine (see cabinet)
- Old Provencal cabana
- Middle French
- Middle English cabane 1325–75
1. cot, shanty, shack, cottage. 6. quarters, compartment.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cabin /ˈkæbɪn/ n - a small simple dwelling; hut
- a simple house providing accommodation for travellers or holiday-makers at a motel or holiday camp
- a room used as an office or living quarters in a ship
- a covered compartment used for shelter or living quarters in a small boat
- (in a warship) the compartment or room reserved for the commanding officer
- Brit another name for signal box
- the enclosed part of a light aircraft in which the pilot and passengers sit
- the part of an airliner in which the passengers are carried
vb - to confine in a small space
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French cabane, from Old Provençal cabana, from Late Latin capanna hut
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