cabin

B1 Topic:House & Home

US /ˈkæbɪn/ See IPA manual

Freq #3037

Meanings

1

noun
A small, simple house, often made of wood and in the countryside.

We spent the weekend in a log cabin in the mountains.
2

noun
A private room on a ship for sleeping.

Our cabin on the ship had two small beds.
3

noun
The part of a plane where the passengers sit.

The flight attendants walked through the cabin before takeoff.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a small, simple house,... hut shack

More cell chamber pod

Word family

Forms cabins

Derived forms aftercabincabin-cruisercabinetcabinettecabinfulcabinlesscabinlikecabinmateforecabinin-cabinportacabin

Related forms cabana

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Phrases (1)

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cabin cruiser
a motorboat with enclosed accommodation suitable for staying aboard

Noun + noun

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.

caban Middle English cabane Old French capanna la-med

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Topics

House & Home Maritime & Sailing Aviation & Flight

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# cabin

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈkæbɪn/
**Frequency rank:** 3037

## Meanings
1. A small, simple house, often made of wood and in the countryside.
2. A private room on a ship for sleeping.
3. The part of a plane where the passengers sit.

## Examples
- We spent the weekend in a log cabin in the mountains.
- Our cabin on the ship had two small beds.
- The flight attendants walked through the cabin before takeoff.

## Synonyms
- cell
- chamber
- pod

## Derived Forms
- aftercabin
- cabin-cruiser
- cabinet
- cabinette
- cabinful
- cabinless
- cabinlike
- cabinmate
- forecabin
- in-cabin
- portacabin

## Related Forms
- cabana

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: caban
- Root: cabane
- Root: capanna

## 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.

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

## Topics
- House & Home
- Maritime & Sailing
- Aviation & Flight

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