noun
cabin
KA-bihn
noun
1
A small, simply built house, especially one made of logs in a rural or wooded area.
"They spent the weekend at a log cabin by the lake."
"He built the cabin himself over two summers."
2
A private room on a ship, or the passenger area of an aircraft.
"Turbulence rattled the cabin as the plane began its descent."
"Their cabin on the cruise ship had a small balcony."
How to Use Cabin
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA simple wooden house in the woods, or the enclosed passenger space on a ship or plane.
Common pairings
log cabin
cabin crew
cabin fever
Word Forms
cabined past tense, cabins plural, cabins singular
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Etymology
From Middle English caban, via Old French cabane, ultimately from Medieval Latin capanna, "a hut."