Link Centre Dictionary

cabin

ca·bin

UK/ˈkæbɪn/ US/ˈkæbʌn/ common informal us
noun (3) verb (1)

noun

1.

small room on a ship or boat where people sleep

2.
3.

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

verb

1.

confine to a small space, such as a cabin

Origin

From Middle English caban, cabane, from Old French cabane, from Medieval Latin capanna (“a cabin”); see further etymology there. Doublet of cabana and cabane.

Phrases

  • cabin attendant
  • cabin bed
  • cabin boy
  • cabin car
  • cabin class
  • cabin compass
  • cabin crew
  • cabin cruiser

Related words

Word family

Broader terms

Narrower terms

Parts

Part of

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.