Thesaurus results for CABIN

cabin

noun

ˈka-bən

Definition of cabin

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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as in chamber

one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided an airplane cabin

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Recent Examples of cabin That sudden change would have been immediately noticeable inside the cabin. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026 Then another pilot who was in the cabin took control of the plane, Datz said. — Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026 Only birds and the voices of Deena Robertson and Austin Bisnow could be heard, their sweet harmonies floating from their A-frame cabin into the canyon. — Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026 Security training Current TSA regulations require recurrent security training for flight crew and cabin crew members, which includes self-defense training and exercises on how to handle a hijacking. — Jeff Price, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cabin

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Noun

For this humble fishing village in Yemen, a tumbledown grouping of barely-there huts nestled between the water and an imposing mountain range, stands sentinel over one of the world’s most vital waterways.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
Based on the hit play by KIt Sandler, the thriller reimagines the myth of Baba Yaga, a witch who is known to live in a hut on chicken legs and potentially is a murderous seductress or powerful enchantress, depending on the author of the tale.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of hut

Noun

Those who enjoy focusing on wellness on vacation will be thrilled to learn about the property's brand-new padel court, complimentary bicycle rentals, and small gym, which is tucked into a cottage at the end of the pool deck.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026
The Elder Statesman Commune Design transformed a West Hollywood cottage into an indoor-outdoor environment for the designer Greg Chait’s cashmere pieces.

— John Wogan, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of cottage

Noun

Other organizations abandoned associations with Hastert, and his portrait was removed from a hallway outside the House chamber.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
In Brazil's lower chamber, the Liberal Party is also expected to hold the greatest number of seats, with 121, while Brazil Fe, a left-wing coalition, is on track to secure 78 seats.

— David Unsworth, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of chamber

Noun

On Tuesday afternoon, an Israeli airstrike in the Jabaliya refugee camp north of the Gaza Strip killed one and injured several others, Gaza's Health Ministry said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
And Thunberg, who in January 2025 visited the Sahrawi camps with Lamin accompanying and translating for her, spoke plainly about what must change and called out the media for its silence.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of camp

Noun

Controlling and monitoring individual cells has also illuminated neurological diseases, such as Parkinson's and epilepsy.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 5 Oct. 2026
His work helped provide a basis for optogenetics, which combines optics and genetics in technologies designed to control events in cells of living animal tissues.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of cell

Noun

Gun homicides mostly affect South Africa’s poorest communities in townships and informal settlements made up of shacks and small homes on the edges of big cities.

— Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
Gun homicides mostly affect South Africa's poorest communities in townships and informal settlements made up of shacks and small homes on the edges of many big cities.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of shack

Noun

In the cottages, the bathroom toilet compartments aren’t large enough to accommodate a wheelchair and there’s no guard rail, although the bathrooms themselves are roomy, with large walk-in showers.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
The sanitizer in the third section of the three-compartment sink measured only 50 parts per million, well below the preferred 400 parts per million.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of compartment

Noun

The hotel sits right on the scoop of Chrysou bay, great for scuba diving straight off the shore.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Fitzgerald draws the whole class map into the geography—East Egg, where the old money summers, and West Egg across the bay, where Gatsby’s new fortune buys a mansion but never quite buys in.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026

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