Cabin Definition

kăbĭn

cabins

noun

A small, one-story house built simply or crudely, as of logs.

Webster's New World

Any simple, small structure designed for a brief stay, as for overnight.

Tourist cabins.

Webster's New World

A private room on a ship, as a bedroom or office.

Webster's New World

An enclosed compartment in a boat that serves as a shelter or as living quarters.

American Heritage

A roofed section of a small boat, as a pleasure cruiser, for the passengers or crew.

Webster's New World

Synonyms:

verb

To confine or live in or as if in a small space or area.

American Heritage

To confine in or as in a cabin; cramp.

Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Cabin

Singular:

cabin

Plural:

cabins

Middle English caban from Old French cabane from Old Provençal cabana from Late Latin capanna

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Middle English caban, cabane, from Old French cabane, from Medieval Latin capanna (“a cabin”).

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