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a(1)
: a private room on a ship or boat
(2)
: a compartment below deck on a boat used for living accommodations
b
: the passenger or cargo compartment of a vehicle (such as an airplane or automobile)
c
: the crew compartment of an exploratory vehicle (such as a spacecraft)
2
: a small one-story dwelling usually of simple construction
3
chiefly British
: cab sense 3
cabined; cabining; cabins
: to live in or as if in a cabin
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Noun
a cabin in the woods
Don't unbuckle your seat belt until the flight attendant says it is safe to move around the cabin.
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Michael Harley, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
The four-seat cabin is covered in black from the floor to the headliner.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2024
Olivia Schellenberg, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2024
If not appropriately cabined, such a committee could have the potential to slow Google's innovation and incentive to innovate.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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Noun
As expected, the passenger cabin mirrors the detail of the underpinnings.
—Michael Harley, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
The four-seat cabin is covered in black from the floor to the headliner.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2024
Verb
Sacromonte Landscape Hotel’s glassy refugio cabins camouflage into the hills of wine country, giving guests a stunning view.
—Olivia Schellenberg, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2024
If not appropriately cabined, such a committee could have the potential to slow Google's innovation and incentive to innovate.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Cabin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cabin. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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