noun
cabin
KAB-in/ˈkæbɪn/
A small enclosed living space.
The small wooden cabin shelters two hikers beside the lake.
Etymology
Late Latin capanna meant a hut, matching cabin’s early sense of a small, roughly constructed dwelling. The modern small-house sense preserves that basic idea; the Latin word’s deeper origin is doubtful.
In context
So what's your dream house? A log cabin in the woods of Sweden.
More examples
- Our ship's cabin had two bunks and a tiny window.
- Smoke rose from the cabin's chimney.
- The captain returned to her cabin after the watch ended.
Forms
cabin · cabins
Similar words
- cottage
- A small house, while cabin can also be a shipboard room.