Definitions for cabin
ˈkæb ɪncab·in

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. cabin(noun)

   small room on a ship or boat where people sleep

2. cabin(noun)

   a small house built of wood; usually in a wooded area

3. cabin(verb)

   the enclosed compartment of an aircraft or spacecraft where passengers are carried

4. cabin(verb)

   confine to a small space, such as a cabin

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. cabin(Noun)

   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.

   Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin.

2. cabin(Noun)

   A chalet or lodge, especially one that can hold large groups of people.

3. cabin(Noun)

   A compartment on land, usually comprised of logs.

4. cabin(Noun)

   A private room on a ship.

5. cabin(Noun)

   The interior of a boat, enclosed to create a small room, particularly for sleeping.

6. cabin(Noun)

   The passenger area of an airplane.

7. cabin(Noun)

   a signal box

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Cabin(noun)

   a cottage or small house; a hut

   Etymology: [OF. caban, fr. W. caban booth, cabin, dim. of cab cot, tent; or fr. F. cabane, cabine, LL. cabanna, perh. from the Celtic.]

2. Cabin(noun)

   a small room; an inclosed place

   Etymology: [OF. caban, fr. W. caban booth, cabin, dim. of cab cot, tent; or fr. F. cabane, cabine, LL. cabanna, perh. from the Celtic.]

3. Cabin(noun)

   a room in ship for officers or passengers

   Etymology: [OF. caban, fr. W. caban booth, cabin, dim. of cab cot, tent; or fr. F. cabane, cabine, LL. cabanna, perh. from the Celtic.]

4. Cabin(verb)

   to live in, or as in, a cabin; to lodge

   Etymology: [OF. caban, fr. W. caban booth, cabin, dim. of cab cot, tent; or fr. F. cabane, cabine, LL. cabanna, perh. from the Celtic.]

5. Cabin(verb)

   to confine in, or as in, a cabin

   Etymology: [OF. caban, fr. W. caban booth, cabin, dim. of cab cot, tent; or fr. F. cabane, cabine, LL. cabanna, perh. from the Celtic.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Cabin

   A cabin or berthing is an enclosed space generally on a ship or an aircraft. A cabin which protrudes above the level of a ship's deck may be referred to as a "deckhouse."

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Cabin

   kab′in, n. a hut or cottage: a small room, esp. in a ship, for officers or passengers—hence Cab′in-pass′enger, one paying for superior accommodation.—v.t. to shut up in a cabin.—v.i. to dwell in a cabin.—n. Cab′in-boy, a boy who waits on the officers or those who live in the cabin of a ship. [Fr. cabane—Low L. capanna.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. cabin

   A room or compartment partitioned off in a ship, where the officers and passengers reside. In a man-of-war, the principal cabin, in which the captain or admiral lives, is the upper after-part of the vessel.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. cabin

   A form of housing created and designed in various colors, materials, mechanisms, shapes, sizes and styles for a person, people or family to reside in.

   They built a cabin in their garden for their parents to live in to ensure they get to spend quality time with their grandchildren.

   Submitted by MaryC on April 12, 2020  

2. cabin

   A specific space on an aircraft.

   The cabin was spacious.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 3, 2020  

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1. cabin

   The cabin symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the cabin symbol and its characteristic.

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'cabin' in Nouns Frequency: #2559

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cabin in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cabin in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of cabin in a Sentence

1. Rebecca Sy:

   All the employees are being frightened, not just cabin crews, but even the management, my colleagues are all terrified because of its white terror.

2. Ryanair Chief Executive Michael O'Leary:

   Our people don't want to be registered with Danish unions because the Danish collective agreement -- which has been such a success on world-leading Danish airlines like Cimber Air, Sterling, Maersk, all of whom bestride the aviation globe as international colossi -- would require us to cut their pay, our pay is higher than the Danish collective agreement, but we would have to then pay for things like their underwear -- they have an underwear allowance because that's what's in the Danish collective agreement -- and, frankly, our pilots and cabin crew would rather buy their own knickers as long as we pay them more money.

3. Carolyn Spencer Brown:

   Every time I stay in a hotel, even fabulous hotels, I’m reminded of the value that cruises represent. Certainly, the more inclusive nature of a cruise, in which entertainment, kids clubs, twice-daily cabin service, three square meals and then some, are part of the fare you pay, as is transportation from port to port.

4. California Gov. Gavin Newsom:

   I don't want to be punitive, my gosh, someone who has lost their job, last thing they want to do is -- walk their dog, they're with their kids, they've got cabin fever, and they just want to take a rest on Newport Beach, and all of a sudden, they get a citation. I don't want to see that happen.

5. Francesco Starace:

   While we are visiting these homes, the same people that will shut the power off and take the old meter out ... can also put in fibre optic cables into the pipe going out to our cabin.

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