cabin

CEFRB1

/ˈkæbɪn/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A small simple house, usually in a rural area.

  2. 02

    noun

    A private room on a ship or airplane.

Examples

  • I lay in my cabin feeling miserably seasick.

  • The writer is living in a log cabin.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

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

  2. A private room on a ship.

  3. 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.

More examples

In context

  • The cabin was built of logs.

  • Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin.

  • Passengers shall remain in their cabins.

Synonyms

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We rented a small wooden blank in the woods for the weekend.

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Origin

noun

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