cab ‧ in /ˈkæbən, ˈkæbɪn/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: cabane , from Old Provençal cabana 'small wooden building' , from Medieval Latin capanna ]
1 . a small house, especially one built of wood in an area of forest or mountains:
a log cabin
2 . a small room on a ship in which you live or sleep
3 . an area inside a plane where the passengers sit or where the pilot works:
the First Class cabin