cabin: Meaning and Definition of

cab•in

Pronunciation: (kab'in), [key]
— n.
  1. a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction: He was born in a cabin built of rough logs.
  2. an enclosed space for more or less temporary occupancy, as the living quarters in a trailer or the passenger space in a cable car.
  3. the enclosed space for the pilot, cargo, or esp. passengers in an air or space vehicle.
  4. an apartment or room in a ship, as for passengers.
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  6. (in a naval vessel) living accommodations for officers.
—adv.
  1. in cabin-class accommodations or by cabin-class conveyance: to travel cabin.
—v.i.
  1. to live in a cabin: They cabin in the woods on holidays.
—v.t.
  1. to confine; enclose tightly; cramp.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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