cabin en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈkæbɪn/
Etymology
From Middle English caban, cabane, from Old French cabane, from Medieval Latin capanna (“a cabin”); see further etymology there. Doublet of cabana and cabane.
Meanings
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(US) A small dwelling characteristic of the frontier, especially when built from logs with simple tools and not constructed by professional builders, but by those who meant to live in it.
And that was how long we stayed in the cabin, pressed together, pulling the future out of each other, sweating and groaning and making sure each of us remembered.
1994, Michael Grumley, “Life Drawing”, in Violet Quill:Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin.
- (informal) A chalet or lodge, especially one that can hold large groups of people.
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A private room on a ship.
There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy. Mail bags, so I understand, are being put on board. Stewards, carrying cabin trunks, swarm in the corridors. Passengers wander restlessly about or hurry, with futile energy, from place to place.
1915, G[eorge] A. Birmingham [pseudonym; James Owen Hannay], chapter I, in Gossamer, New York, N.Y.: George H. Doran Company, →OCLC:the captain’s cabin
Passengers shall remain in their cabins.
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The interior of a boat, enclosed to create a small room, particularly for sleeping.
Mr. Cooke had had a sloop yacht built at Far Harbor, the completion of which had been delayed, and which was but just delivered. […] The Maria had a cabin, which was finished in hard wood and yellow plush, and accommodations for keeping things cold.
1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter X, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
- The passenger area of an airplane.
- The section of a passenger plane having the same class of service.
- (informal) A signal box.
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A small room; an enclosed place.
So long in secret cabin there he held her captive.
1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book I, Canto VI”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 23:
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(India) A private office; particularly of a doctor, businessman, lawyer, or other professional.
There’s Kaul’s boss, the overweight owner of a pharmaceutical firm who spends his days wolfing down junk food in the privacy of his cabin.
2008 November 15, Tony Thakaran, “Dasvidaniya: A bittersweet slice of middle-class life”, in Reuters Blogs, archived from the original on 18 Dec 2008:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cabins | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
cabin boy · cabin compass · cabinette · cabinlike · cabinless · cabin hook · cabin cruiser · pressure cabin · portacabin · cabinmate · cabin attendant · cabinful · log cabin · great cabin · cabin bed · signal cabin · cabin crew · cabin-cruiser · cabin fever · cabinet · cabin car · aftercabin · cabin class · in-cabin · forecabin
Descendants
Synonyms
chamber · shed · cell · hut · shack · pod
Translations (208)
fi kajuutta (interior of a boat) · pt cabine (private room on a ship) · sk zrub (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · cmn 艙 /舱 (private room on a ship) · izh alusmaja (private room on a ship) · sh ка̀јита (private room on a ship) · be халу́па (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · he תָּא מְגוּרִים (private room on a ship) · ar تَخْشِيبَة (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · az daxma (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · ca cabina (passenger area of an airplane) · ru сало́н (section of passenger plane having same class of service) · cmn 艙房 /舱房 (private room on a ship) · pl kajuta (private room on a ship) · eo kajuto (interior of a boat) · nb kahytt (interior of a boat) · uk ха́та (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · ca cabana (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · gd seòmar-luinge (private room on a ship) · sv kabin (private room on a ship) · mn кабин (section of passenger plane having same class of service) · nn kahytt (private room on a ship) · it cabina (private room on a ship) · ko 객실 (section of passenger plane having same class of service) · mhn hitt (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · sv kajuta (private room on a ship) · pt cabina (interior of a boat) · sv kajuta (interior of a boat) · sq kabinë (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · de Kajüte (interior of a boat) · fr cabine (private room on a ship) · ru хи́жина (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · sh kòliba (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · nb kabin (section of passenger plane having same class of service) · izh ruhvi (private room on a ship) · fi luokka (section of passenger plane having same class of service) · mk каи́та (private room on a ship) · nn kahytt (interior of a boat) · fi hytti (private room on a ship) · tl dampa (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · he קַבִּינָה (private room on a ship) · ga bothán (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · nb hytte (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · sv kabin (section of passenger plane having same class of service) · nn lugar (private room on a ship) · mi kapene (private room on a ship) · es cabaña (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · mk каби́на (interior of a boat) · mk ку́ќичка (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · de Kabine (interior of a boat) · nn kahytte (interior of a boat) · pt cabine (section of passenger plane having same class of service) · io kabano (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · sh кајута (private room on a ship) · cmn 機艙 /机舱 (interior of a boat) · tr kabin (small room) · sk salaš (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · cs kajuta (private room on a ship) · cs kajuta (interior of a boat) · ca cabina (private room on a ship) · pl kabina (private office of a professional) · is bjálkahús (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · pl chata (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · it cabina (interior of a boat) · mk кабине́т (private office of a professional) · is káeta (private room on a ship) · tr kulübe (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · ko 오두막 (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · ar خُصّ (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · id kabin (section of passenger plane having same class of service) · fi koppi (small room) · mi kapini (section of passenger plane having same class of service) · ru кабине́т (private office of a professional) · ko 선실 (private room on a ship) · cs chata (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · be кабі́на (interior of a boat) · bg сало́н (section of passenger plane having same class of service) · id kabin (passenger area of an airplane) · be каю́та (private room on a ship) · cmn 客艙 /客舱 (private room on a ship) · be ха́та (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · ru каю́та (private room on a ship) · da kabine (passenger area of an airplane) · cmn 機艙 /机舱 (section of passenger plane having same class of service) · ru лачу́га (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · pl kabina (private room on a ship) · mk ко́либа (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · cs chaloupka (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · mi kapini (private room on a ship) · bg каю́та (private room on a ship) · bg каби́на (interior of a boat) · la casa (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · fi mökki (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · be хаці́на (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · da kabine (section of passenger plane having same class of service) · nn kabin (section of passenger plane having same class of service) · fi mökki (informal: chalet or lodge) · sl koča (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · gl cámara (interior of a boat) · es barraca (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · ms kuteri (private room on a ship) · de Kabine (passenger area of an airplane) · fi vastaanottohuone (private office of a professional) · nl hut (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · de Hütte (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · sv hydda (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · cs srub (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · nl kajuit (private room on a ship) · da kontor (private office of a professional) · nb kabin (interior of a boat) · ru каю́та (interior of a boat) · mk каи́та (interior of a boat) · cmn 木屋 (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · uk халу́па (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · io kabino (private room on a ship) · pl kabina (section of passenger plane having same class of service) · ar عُشَّة (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · uk кабі́на (interior of a boat) · ru до́мик (informal: chalet or lodge) · be каю́та (interior of a boat) · da kammer (small room) · bg кабина (small room) · uk хати́на (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · tr kabin (passenger area of an airplane) · ar قَمَرَة (private room on a ship) · eo kajuto (private room on a ship) · ar عَشِيش (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · acw كبينة (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · mn бүхээгт (passenger area of an airplane) · sh бр̀внара (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · ja 小屋 (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · hu kunyhó (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · cmn 茅舍 (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · pl kabina (passenger area of an airplane) · cmn 船艙 /船舱 (private room on a ship) · tr kabin (private room on a ship) · pt camarote (interior of a boat) · uk каю́та (interior of a boat) · it capanna (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · ar زِمْلِك (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · sh br̀vnara (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · bg каби́на (passenger area of an airplane) · sk búda (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · bg коли́ба (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · sh kajuta (private room on a ship) · bg хи́жа (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · de Kajüte (private room on a ship) · vi buồng riêng (private room on a ship) · ms pondok (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · nb kabin (private room on a ship) · ko 캐빈 (private room on a ship) · it cabina (section of passenger plane having same class of service) · nn kabin (private room on a ship) · ar قَمْرَة (private room on a ship) · pt cabana (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · cy caban (private room on a ship) · lou kabann (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · pdt Kot (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · cmn 小屋 (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · id kabin (private room on a ship) · cs chatrč (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · de Kabine (private room on a ship) · nrf cabanne (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · cs salaš (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · bg кабинет (private office of a professional) · it rustico (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · ru до́мик (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · bn কেবিন (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · nl roef (private room on a ship) · sk chata (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · uk хи́жа (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · da hytte (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · he תָּא (private room on a ship) · mn кабин (interior of a boat) · gd seòmar-luinge (interior of a boat) · haw kāpena (private room on a ship) · sh ко̀либа (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · ms kamar (private room on a ship) · grc καλύβη (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · tl kalambakod (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · ko 소옥 (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · cs chýše (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · ja キャビン (private room on a ship) · ar كُوخ (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · nb lugar (private room on a ship) · sh kàjita (private room on a ship) · ko 오두막집 (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · de Blockhütte (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · fr cabane (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · eo kabano (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · bg хи́жа (informal: chalet or lodge) · uk каю́та (private room on a ship) · hu kalyiba (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · sk koliba (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · ja 船室 (private room on a ship) · sv hytt (private room on a ship) · da kahyt (interior of a boat) · nb kahytt (private room on a ship) · ru каби́на (interior of a boat) · fi matkustamo (passenger area of an airplane) · lou kabònn (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) · es cabina (section of passenger plane having same class of service) · ro cabină (private room on a ship) · tr kabin (interior of a boat) · es cabina (private room on a ship) · el καμπίνα (private room on a ship) · id kabin (interior of a boat) · es camarote (interior of a boat)