cabin
n
1 a small simple dwelling; hut
2 a simple house providing accommodation for travellers or holiday-makers at a motel or holiday camp
3 a room used as an office or living quarters in a ship
4 a covered compartment used for shelter or living quarters in a small boat
5 (in a warship) the compartment or room reserved for the commanding officer
6 (Brit) another name for →
signal box
a the enclosed part of a light aircraft in which the pilot and passengers sit
b the part of an airliner in which the passengers are carried
c the section of an aircraft used for cargo
vb
8 to confine in a small space (C14: from Old French cabane, from Old Provençal cabana, from Late Latin capanna hut)
cabin boy
n a boy who waits on the officers and passengers of a ship
cabin class
n a class of accommodation on a passenger ship between first class and tourist class
cabin cruiser
n a power boat fitted with a cabin and comforts for pleasure cruising or racing
cabin fever
n (Canadian) acute depression resulting from being isolated or sharing cramped quarters in the wilderness, esp. during the long northern winter
pressure cabin
n the pressurized cabin of an aircraft or spacecraft
trunk cabin
n (Nautical) a long relatively low cabin above the deck of a yacht