Meaning

9 senses
  1. (US)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.

    Hütte, Blockhütte

    хи́жинаxížina, до́микdómik, лачу́гаlačúga

    хати́наxatýna, хи́жаxýža, халу́паxalúpa

  2. (informal)A chalet or lodge, especially one that can hold large groups of people.

    до́микdómik

  3. A private room on a ship.

    the captain’s cabin

    Passengers shall remain in their cabins.

    Kabine, Kajüte

    каю́таkajúta

    каю́таkajúta

    small room on a ship or boat where people sleep

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

    Kajüte, Kabine

    каби́наkabína, каю́таkajúta

    кабі́наkabína, каю́таkajúta

  5. The passenger area of an airplane.

    Kabine

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

    сало́нsalón

  7. (informal)A signal box.

  8. A small room; an enclosed place.

  9. (India)A private office; particularly of a doctor, businessman, lawyer, or other professional.

    кабине́тkabinét

Examples

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  1. I was in the cabin all night.

    Я був у кабіні всю ніч.

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  2. Tom lives alone in a small cabin near a waterfall.

    Том живе один у маленькій хатинці біля водоспаду.

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  3. The cabin smelled musty.

    Хатина пахла пліснявою.

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  4. Tom walked back to the cabin.

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  5. Tom lives in a log cabin.

    ruТом живёт в бревенчатом доме.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
small dwelling, especially one made of logs:
private room on a ship:
interior of a boat:
Русский
By meaning 5
small dwelling, especially one made of logs:
private room on a ship:
interior of a boat:
section of passenger plane having same class of service:
private office of a professional:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
small dwelling, especially one made of logs:
private room on a ship:

Origin

From Middle English caban, cabane, from Old French cabane, from Medieval Latin capanna (“a

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

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