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cabin

noun · verb · 16 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈkæbɪn/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -æbɪn
  • CMU ARPABET: K AE1 B AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

Examples

  • Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hut, shack, shed

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A private room on a ship.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • the captain’s cabin
  • Passengers shall remain in their cabins.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

The passenger area of an airplane.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

The section of a passenger plane having the same class of service.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, lifestyle, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, tourism, transport, travel

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

A signal box.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

A small room; an enclosed place.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

A private office; particularly of a doctor, businessman, lawyer, or other professional.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: India

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

verb

Meaning 10

To place in a cabin or other small space.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

verb

Meaning 11

To limit the scope of.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

verb

Meaning 12

To live in, or as if in, a cabin; to lodge.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive, obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

13

noun

Meaning 13

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: compartment

Narrower terms: pressure cabin

14

noun

Meaning 14

small room on a ship or boat where people sleep

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: compartment

Narrower terms: stateroom

15

noun

Meaning 15

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: house

Narrower terms: log cabin

16

verb

Meaning 16

confine to a small space, such as a cabin

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: confine

History

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.

Across languages

Translations

209 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: kabinë — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Arabic: زِمْلِك (zimlik) — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Arabic: خُصّ (ḵuṣṣ) — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Arabic: عُشَّة (ʕušša) — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Arabic: عَشِيش (ʕašīš) — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Arabic: كُوخ (kūḵ) — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Arabic: تَخْشِيبَة (taḵšība) — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Arabic: كبينة (kabīna) — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Azerbaijani: daxma — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Belarusian: хаці́на (xacína) — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Belarusian: халу́па (xalúpa) — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Belarusian: ха́та (xáta) — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Bengali: কেবিন (kebin) — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Bulgarian: коли́ба (kolíba) — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Bulgarian: хи́жа (híža) — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Catalan: cabana — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Chinese Mandarin: 茅舍 (máoshè) — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Chinese Mandarin: 小屋 (xiǎowū) — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Chinese Mandarin: 木屋 (mùwū) — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Czech: srub — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Czech: chata — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Czech: chatrč — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Czech: chýše — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Czech: salaš — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Czech: chaloupka — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Danish: hytte — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Dutch: hut — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Esperanto: kabano — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Finnish: mökki — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • French: cabane — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • German: Hütte — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • German: Blockhütte — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Ancient Greek: καλύβη (kalúbē) — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Hungarian: kunyhó — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Hungarian: kalyiba — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Icelandic: bjálkahús — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Ido: kabano — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Irish: bothán — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Italian: capanna — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Italian: rustico — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Japanese: 小屋 (koya) — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Korean: 소옥 (sook) — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Korean: 오두막집 (odumakjip) — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Korean: 오두막 (odumak) — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Latin: casa — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Louisiana Creole: kabann — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Louisiana Creole: kabònn — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Macedonian: ко́либа (kóliba) — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Macedonian: ку́ќичка (kúḱička) — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Malay: pondok — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Mòcheno: hitt — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Norman: cabanne — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hytte — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Plautdietsch: Kot — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Polish: chata — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Portuguese: cabana — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Russian: хи́жина (xížina) — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Russian: до́мик (dómik) — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Russian: лачу́га (lačúga) — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Serbo-Croatian: бр̀внара — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Serbo-Croatian: ко̀либа — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Serbo-Croatian: br̀vnara — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Serbo-Croatian: kòliba — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Slovak: chata — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Slovak: koliba — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Slovak: salaš — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Slovak: zrub — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Slovak: búda — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Slovene: koča — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Spanish: barraca — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Spanish: cabaña — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Swedish: hydda — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Tagalog: dampa — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Tagalog: kalambakod — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Turkish: kulübe — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Ukrainian: хати́на (xatýna) — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Ukrainian: хи́жа (xýža) — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Ukrainian: халу́па (xalúpa) — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Ukrainian: ха́та (xáta) — small dwelling, especially one made of logs
  • Bulgarian: хи́жа (híža) — informal: chalet or lodge
  • Finnish: mökki — informal: chalet or lodge
  • Russian: до́мик (dómik) — informal: chalet or lodge
  • Arabic: قَمَرَة (qamara) — private room on a ship
  • Arabic: قَمْرَة (qamra) — private room on a ship
  • Belarusian: каю́та (kajúta) — private room on a ship
  • Bulgarian: каю́та (kajúta) — private room on a ship
  • Catalan: cabina — private room on a ship
  • Chinese Mandarin: 艙房 /舱房 (cāngfáng) — private room on a ship
  • Chinese Mandarin: 客艙 /客舱 (kècāng) — private room on a ship
  • Chinese Mandarin: 艙 /舱 (cāng) — private room on a ship
  • Chinese Mandarin: 船艙 /船舱 (chuáncāng) — private room on a ship
  • Czech: kajuta — private room on a ship
  • Dutch: kajuit — private room on a ship
  • Dutch: roef — private room on a ship
  • Esperanto: kajuto — private room on a ship
  • Finnish: hytti — private room on a ship
  • French: cabine — private room on a ship
  • German: Kabine — private room on a ship
  • German: Kajüte — private room on a ship
  • Greek: καμπίνα (kampína) — private room on a ship
  • Hawaiian: kāpena — private room on a ship
  • Hebrew: קַבִּינָה (kabína) — private room on a ship
  • Hebrew: תָּא מְגוּרִים (ta megurím) — private room on a ship
  • Hebrew: תָּא (ta) — private room on a ship
  • Icelandic: káeta — private room on a ship
  • Ido: kabino — private room on a ship
  • Indonesian: kabin — private room on a ship
  • Ingrian: alusmaja — private room on a ship
  • Ingrian: ruhvi — private room on a ship
  • Italian: cabina — private room on a ship
  • Japanese: 船室 (senshitsu) — private room on a ship
  • Japanese: キャビン (kyabin) — private room on a ship
  • Korean: 선실 (seonsil) — private room on a ship
  • Korean: 캐빈 (kaebin) — private room on a ship
  • Macedonian: каи́та (kaíta) — private room on a ship
  • Malay: kamar — private room on a ship
  • Malay: kuteri — private room on a ship
  • Māori: kapini — private room on a ship
  • Māori: kapene — private room on a ship
  • Norwegian Bokmål: lugar — private room on a ship
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kabin — private room on a ship
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kahytt — private room on a ship
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: lugar — private room on a ship
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kabin — private room on a ship
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kahytt — private room on a ship
  • Polish: kajuta — private room on a ship
  • Polish: kabina — private room on a ship
  • Portuguese: cabine — private room on a ship
  • Romanian: cabină — private room on a ship
  • Russian: каю́та (kajúta) — private room on a ship
  • Scottish Gaelic: seòmar-luinge — private room on a ship
  • Serbo-Croatian: кајута — private room on a ship
  • Serbo-Croatian: ка̀јита — private room on a ship
  • Serbo-Croatian: kajuta — private room on a ship
  • Serbo-Croatian: kàjita — private room on a ship
  • Spanish: cabina — private room on a ship
  • Swedish: hytt — private room on a ship
  • Swedish: kabin — private room on a ship
  • Swedish: kajuta — private room on a ship
  • Turkish: kabin — private room on a ship
  • Ukrainian: каю́та (kajúta) — private room on a ship
  • Vietnamese: buồng riêng — private room on a ship
  • Welsh: caban — private room on a ship
  • Belarusian: кабі́на (kabína) — interior of a boat
  • Belarusian: каю́та (kajúta) — interior of a boat
  • Bulgarian: каби́на (kabína) — interior of a boat
  • Chinese Mandarin: 機艙 /机舱 (jīcāng) — interior of a boat
  • Czech: kajuta — interior of a boat
  • Danish: kahyt — interior of a boat
  • Esperanto: kajuto — interior of a boat
  • Finnish: kajuutta — interior of a boat
  • Galician: cámara — interior of a boat
  • German: Kajüte — interior of a boat
  • German: Kabine — interior of a boat
  • Indonesian: kabin — interior of a boat
  • Italian: cabina — interior of a boat
  • Macedonian: каби́на (kabína) — interior of a boat
  • Macedonian: каи́та (kaíta) — interior of a boat
  • Mongolian: кабин (kabin) — interior of a boat
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kabin — interior of a boat
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kahytt — interior of a boat
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kahytt — interior of a boat
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kahytte — interior of a boat
  • Portuguese: cabina — interior of a boat
  • Portuguese: camarote — interior of a boat
  • Russian: каби́на (kabína) — interior of a boat
  • Russian: каю́та (kajúta) — interior of a boat
  • Scottish Gaelic: seòmar-luinge — interior of a boat
  • Spanish: camarote — interior of a boat
  • Spanish: cámara — interior of a boat
  • Swedish: kajuta — interior of a boat
  • Turkish: kabin — interior of a boat
  • Ukrainian: кабі́на (kabína) — interior of a boat
  • Ukrainian: каю́та (kajúta) — interior of a boat
  • Bulgarian: каби́на (kabína) — passenger area of an airplane
  • Catalan: cabina — passenger area of an airplane
  • Danish: kabine — passenger area of an airplane
  • Finnish: matkustamo — passenger area of an airplane
  • German: Kabine — passenger area of an airplane
  • Indonesian: kabin — passenger area of an airplane
  • Mongolian: бүхээгт (büxeegt) — passenger area of an airplane
  • Polish: kabina — passenger area of an airplane
  • Turkish: kabin — passenger area of an airplane
  • Bulgarian: сало́н (salón) — section of passenger plane having same class of service
  • Chinese Mandarin: 機艙 /机舱 (jīcāng) — section of passenger plane having same class of service
  • Danish: kabine — section of passenger plane having same class of service
  • Finnish: luokka — section of passenger plane having same class of service
  • Indonesian: kabin — section of passenger plane having same class of service
  • Italian: cabina — section of passenger plane having same class of service
  • Korean: 객실 (gaeksil) — section of passenger plane having same class of service
  • Māori: kapini — section of passenger plane having same class of service
  • Mongolian: кабин (kabin) — section of passenger plane having same class of service
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kabin — section of passenger plane having same class of service
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kabin — section of passenger plane having same class of service
  • Polish: kabina — section of passenger plane having same class of service
  • Portuguese: cabine — section of passenger plane having same class of service
  • Russian: сало́н (salón) — section of passenger plane having same class of service
  • Spanish: cabina — section of passenger plane having same class of service
  • Swedish: kabin — section of passenger plane having same class of service
  • Bulgarian: кабина (kabina) — small room
  • Danish: kammer — small room
  • Finnish: koppi — small room
  • Turkish: kabin — small room
  • Bulgarian: кабинет (kabinet) — private office of a professional
  • Danish: kontor — private office of a professional
  • Finnish: vastaanottohuone — private office of a professional
  • Macedonian: кабине́т (kabinét) — private office of a professional
  • Polish: kabina — private office of a professional
  • Russian: кабине́т (kabinét) — private office of a professional
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