cabin

Everyday

1. A small wooden house, usually in the country, woods or mountains: a log cabin. tree →
2. A small room for sleeping on a ship. tree →
3. The part of an aircraft where passengers sit, or where the pilots sit (the cockpit). tree →
4. (cabin crew) The flight attendants on a plane. tree →

In the lessons

In stories cabins are cosy hideaways in the woods or by a lake (common in Canada and the USA). In transport and safety, cabin crew tell passengers what to do in an emergency. Phrases: log cabin, cabin crew, cabin bag, cabin pressure, cabin fever (feeling trapped indoors).

Examples

• We stayed in a log cabin by the lake. tree →
• The ship's cabin had two bunk beds. tree →
• Cabin crew showed us how to use the life jacket. tree →
• Your cabin bag must fit under the seat. tree →
• After a week of rain, we all had cabin fever. tree →
• The cabin was heated by a wood stove. tree →
• “Fetch the cat, Jukes,” said Hook; “it’s in the cabin.” tree →

Note

Countable: cabins. Not the same as a "cab" (a taxi). "Cabin fever" is an idiom for boredom from being shut in.