Meaning

noun small room on a ship or boat where people sleep

noun a small house built of wood; usually in a wooded area

noun the enclosed compartment of an aircraft or spacecraft where passengers are carried

originFrom 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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