cabin

The definition of cabin means a small house in the woods or another rural setting, often made of wood.

(noun)

A log house in a green field is an example of a cabin.

The cabin is defined by an enclosed space on a boat or airplane.

(noun)

The area where customers and crew sit on an airplane is an example of a cabin.

See cabin in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a small, one-story house built simply or crudely, as of logs
☆ any simple, small structure designed for a brief stay, as for overnight: tourist cabins
a private room on a ship, as a bedroom or office
a roofed section of a small boat, as a pleasure cruiser, for the passengers or crew
the enclosed section of an aircraft, where the passengers sit; also, the section housing the crew or used for cargo

Origin: ME caban < OFr cabane < OProv cabana < LL capanna, hut

transitive verb

to confine in or as in a cabin; cramp

See cabin in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A small, roughly built house; a cottage.
Nautical
a. A room in a ship used as living quarters by an officer or passenger.
b. An enclosed compartment in a boat that serves as a shelter or as living quarters.
The enclosed space in an aircraft or spacecraft for the crew, passengers, or cargo.

tr. & intr.v. cab·ined, cab·in·ing, cab·ins

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

Origin:

Origin: Middle English caban

Origin: , from Old French cabane

Origin: , from Old Provençal cabana

Origin: , from Late Latin capanna

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