log cabin

noun

: a cabin made from logs
The successful man liked to claim humble a beginning, saying he was born in a log cabin.

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The Northern Lights Resort & Spa, meanwhile, has both modern and log cabin–style accommodations, as well as snowmobiling, saunas, and a restaurant that serves three-course locavore dinners. Lola Augustine Brown, AFAR Media, 21 Aug. 2025 What began as a single log cabin would, over decades, become a sprawling, post-and-beam compound that would attract some of the world’s most famous recording artists—from Taylor Swift to Tim McGraw, and Carrie Underwood. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2025 Facilities that will be closed include the youth baseball complex, the girls softball complex, the soccer complex, the covered bridge, the disc golf area's white course, the BMX area, the little log cabin, archery range and the canoe/kayak launch. Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 1 Aug. 2025 The surrounding grounds feature an arboretum, Italian terraced garden, walking trails, a whispering bench, over 200 varieties of lilacs, a historic log cabin and a carriage house. Michele Herrmann, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for log cabin

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“Log cabin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/log%20cabin. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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