cabins

plural of cabin
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as in huts
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 cottages
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 cabins Best rooms are in lower level, deluxe cabins with river rock, wood-burning fireplaces and private balconies. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026 In contrast, the entry-level cabins on a luxury cruise ship will have at least a picture window, if not a private balcony. Erica Silverstein, Travel + Leisure, 20 Aug. 2026 Debuting in 2026, Acre's intimate new spa features four treatment cabins and a signature wet room dedicated to hydrotherapy rituals, along with treatments inspired by Baja's natural landscape. Jill Schildhouse, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Its modest Adirondack-style cabins are not luxe, some with barely any kitchen at all. Sara Ruffin Costello, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2026 Small cabins with exotic names, but that far in the only visitors were accidental. Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026 The airline will also retrofit aircraft so passengers in all cabins will be able to use the screens and other additions like Bluetooth audio pairing and USB-C charging. Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026 Flagship carriers including American, Lufthansa, Riyadh Air and Singapore Airlines are all struggling to navigate the lengthy, multi-year approval process for bespoke cabins. Edward Russell, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026 Accommodation includes cabins for up to 10 guests plus four crew. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2026
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Noun
  • For weeks, migrants in the Spanish territory of Ceuta had gathered on a beach away from the city center, sleeping on cardboard sheets, under reed huts and guarding their few possessions in tattered plastic bags.
    ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Sharaf’s report did not indicate that staying at the huts and waiting for better conditions was ever suggested or discussed by the guides running the trip.
    Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026
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  • Rooms come with views of the mountain or Cheyenne Lake; six Cape Cod–style cottages, most with eight bedrooms, are separate from the main hotel, located along the eighteenth fairway of the East Course.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Instead of an ill-fitting concrete tower, the 185-room, adults-only property blends into the landscape as a series of standalone Caribbean-sytle cottages scattered across 30 acres of gorgeous coastline.
    Baz Dreisinger, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • New York's Food Safety and Chemical Disclosure Act passed both chambers this spring and awaits Governor Kathy Hochul's signature.
    Jesse M. Pines, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Both chambers of the Parliament had voted in favor of the measure, which also banned the use of mobile phones in high schools.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
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  • More than 19,000 people were sheltering in tents, evacuation centers and makeshift camps after the earthquake struck off Flores early Saturday, damaging at least 4,500 homes, according to the National Disaster Management Agency.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Many of England’s players only arrived at their club’s pre-season camps at the beginning of August, three weeks after many sides saw the bulk of their squads return.
    George Edwards, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
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  • That protein then trains the immune system to learn to attack cancer cells.
    Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The vaccine targets abnormal proteins called neoantigens that appear on the surface of cancer cells.
    Aria Bendix, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Outings to island seafood shacks and floating bar boats become lazy daylong excursions.
    Hannah Seligson, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026
  • By 1975, Pierce had 20 shacks around Chicago, franchised to family or friends.
    Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
Noun
  • Balancing functionality with the brand’s house codes, the bag features two spacious compartments and a zippered one in the center.
    Talia Abbas, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Similarly, the expansive, expandable stern can transform from a beach club into a launch pad for toys and tenders, with movable furniture and integrated storage compartments.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The Monochrome cruise missile is based on the S-71 Kovyor and is designed for carriage inside the weapons bays of the Su-57 fighter jet and S-70 Okhotnik drone.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026
  • River otters are not to be confused with sea otters, which live in the ocean, bays and harbors and can grow to be up to five feet and 100 pounds.
    Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

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