cabin /ˈkæbɪn/noun 9verb 3forms 3 noun9 •(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. •A chalet or lodge, especially one that can hold large groups of people. •The passenger area of an airplane. •The section of a passenger plane having the same class of service. •a room on a ship that one or two travelers have to themselves, mainly for sleepingPassengers shall remain in their cabins. •The interior of a boat, enclosed to create a small room, particularly for sleeping. •A small room; an enclosed place.So long in secret cabin there he held her captive. — 1590 •(India) A private office; particularly of a doctor, businessman, lawyer, or other professional.There’s Kaul’s boss, the overweight owner of a pharmaceutical firm who spends his days wolfing down junk food in the privacy of his cabin. — 2008 •(informal) A signal box. verb3 •To place in a cabin or other small space. •To limit the scope of. •(no longer used) To live in, or as if in, a cabin; to lodge.I'll make you […] cabin in a cave. — 1588 formscabined · cabining · cabins
