cabins

noun

plural of cabin
1
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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2
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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3
as in chambers
one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided an airplane cabin

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Recent Examples of cabins Alaska is far from the first carrier to remodel its cabins, but that might work to its benefit when the fresh product hits the market. — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026 The walking path leads past the animals to the property’s three cabins, giving larger groups the option to stay close while still having their own space. — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2026 Panora has modern, design-forward waterfront cabins equipped with full kitchens and hot tubs. — Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2026 Retrofitted cabins are currently available on select flights between Paris (CDG) and Los Angeles (LAX), New York City (JFK), and Singapore (SIN). — Emily Adler Sach, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2026 The open-plan layout connects the main living areas to three, four, or five cabins, creating a natural flow throughout. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2026 Brant Johnston, with the Texas Rangers, wrote in an affidavit that Camp Mystic had inadequate emergency plans, failed to conduct emergency drills or training, and in some cabins did not have enough adult counselors. — ABC News, 22 Sep. 2026 Some cabins have wood-burning fireplaces, and hiking trails are just outside. — Taryn Shorr-McKee, Midwest Living, 20 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cabins
  1. huts
  2. cottages
  3. chambers
  4. camps
  5. cells
  6. shacks
  7. compartments
  8. bays
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
  • 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
Definition of huts
Noun
  • Lido House has 130 guest rooms, one presidential suite, various executive suites, and five three-story cottages that are a great option for families and larger groups.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Camp de Base Gaspésie has beachfront cottages just outside of town, each with kitchen facilities and spacious verandas for sunset viewing.
    — Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of cottages
Noun
  • Protesters went on to torch police stations across the country, overrun national security headquarters in multiple governorates, storm torture chambers, and unearth archives of horror and abuse.
    — Abdelrahman ElGendy, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Bolsonaro's Liberal Party also turned in strong results in races for both chambers of Brazil's Congress, particularly in the Senate, where they are expected to hold 29 seats, compared to just nine for Lula's Workers Party.
    — David Unsworth, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of chambers
Noun
  • Even local landmarks can have a part in shameful history, with de Courcy noting that Memorial Auditorium was a staging area for the shipment of Japanese American residents to internment camps for during World War II.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Hayes has regularly scheduled the senior and U-23 camps to run concurrently in hopes of extending the growing fluidity between their rosters.
    — Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of camps
Noun
  • Most breast cancer cases in older women are estrogen-receptor positive (ER+), meaning that tumor cells have receptors that bind to estrogen and trigger cancer growth.
    — Allessandra DiCorato, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Looking through small microscopes implanted in the mice’s heads, Patel’s team zoomed in on a particular subset of brain cells, called somatostatin neurons, as the animals reacted to the fox urine scent.
    — Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of cells
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 shacks
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
  • Everyone on the plane was screaming, the overhead compartments opened, and the power went out.
    — Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of compartments
Noun
  • The September 2026 surge was highest where the water was directed into shallow bays and inlets.
    — Brian Tang, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The coastal flood threat has largely ended for Atlantic and Cape May counties, although high water remains a concern in some of the back bays farther north through the morning.
    — Kate Bilo, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of bays

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“Cabins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cabins. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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