■ noun
1》 a private room or compartment on a ship.
2》 the passenger compartment in an aircraft.
3》 a small wooden shelter or house.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ing , ~ed ) [often as adjective ~ed ] dated confine in a small place.
Origin
ME: from OFr. cabane , from Provençal cabana , from late L. capanna , cavanna .