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

How to pronounce cabin?

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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. Tom Humphries:

   It’s f *** ed, there was loads of wind, trees falling down and windows blown out in the next room and we’ve got no food left. It’s a bit of a nightmare. We’re getting cabin fever. It seems we’re stuck here for a few days at least.

2. China News:

   In the preliminary investigation, the co-pilot was found to be smoking an e-cigarette, smoke diffused into the passenger cabin and relevant air conditioning components were wrongly shut off, without notifying the captain, which resulted in insufficient oxygen.

3. Leslie Scott:

   Flight 2645 from LAX to Dulles was delayed due to a cabin cleanliness issue, we brought in a new aircraft and the flight has since departed approximately 4.5 hours late.

4. An Air Malta spokeswoman:

   He is a pilot and she is a member of the cabin crew, they were joined on the flight by family, friends and colleagues who had been at the wedding.

5. Tom Zegan:

   I owned a mountain cabin once that had hot and cold running water . . . hot in the summer and cold in the winter.

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