Definition of cabinnext
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as in hut
a small, simply constructed, and often temporary dwelling a small cabin that hikers along the Appalachian Trail use for overnight stays

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as in cottage
an often small house for recreational or seasonal use kept a cabin in the mountains for vacations during skiing season

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Recent Examples of cabin These features make the cabin more comfortable and enjoyable. Charles Singh, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026 For families, the benefit is not limited to a more comfortable cabin. Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 For example, the lowest-category cabin on Silversea’s 728-passenger Silver Ray is a 357-square-foot room with a 53-square-foot veranda. Erica Silverstein, Travel + Leisure, 20 Aug. 2026 The cabin is also covered in Magnolia leather with Moccasin stitching. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cabin
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Noun
  • Treatment huts are—of course—lovely, and my massage was performed by an incredible therapist who clicked my bones in all the right places and left me feeling light as air.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The best Airbnbs in the Dolomites are similarly varied, from remote huts tucked into wildflower meadows to working farms with their own cheese dairies and centuries-old homes surrounded by vineyards.
    Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 25 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • So the couple took a chance on the cottage just minutes from the beach.
    Ella Field, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Worker’s cottages, bungalows, three- and six-flats, and courtyard apartments have been largely constructed of brick.
    Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Republicans hold narrow majorities in both chambers, leaving relatively few seats vulnerable to determine control of Congress.
    Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 24 Aug. 2026
  • There are frigid cryotherapy chambers, hyperbaric oxygen therapy and exorbitant supplements.
    Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • On paper, the Nuggets will go into preseason camp older than a year ago at this time.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Kyle Trask was brought in mid-training camp for an extra arm while King was out.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 24 Aug. 2026
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  • But the lawsuit states that Griego suffered an amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) during the delivery, meaning the fluid surrounding the fetus or fetal cells had entered her bloodstream, which can cause sudden heart-lung collapse and massive bleeding.
    Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Then York arranges a $140 encounter on a Sunday morning, and lands in a jail cell with a mug-shot that will never go away.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Outings to island seafood shacks and floating bar boats become lazy daylong excursions.
    Hannah Seligson, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Its first location was in a small shack on 92nd Street and Western Avenue.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Police described the suspect's vehicle as a white utility‑style work truck with four doors and side storage compartments.
    Doug Myers, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The back holds the cartridge slot and a battery compartment featuring a removable door.
    Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 22 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The more powerful next generation of Starlink satellites, however, are bigger, and designed to fit in Starship's payload bay, not atop the Falcon 9.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Temperatures will bottom-out in the 50s and lower 60s in many communities away from the bay around sunrise.
    Cutter Martin, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

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“Cabin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cabin. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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