cabin
/ˈkæbɪn/noun
उच्चारण कैबिन
(जहाज़ का) केबिन, कोठरी
Basic wordPYP · asked 3 times
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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a small room on a ship in which you live or sleep
(जहाज़ का) केबिन, कोठरी
- We booked a cabin on the ship to the Andamans.
- We shared a small cabin on the steamer that crossed the lake to the island.
- Our cabin on the ship had two bunk beds.
+ 2 more examples
- The captain called the passengers out of their cabins.
- The cabin was small but had a lovely view of the sea.
Synonyms berth stateroom compartment quarters
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[C]
one of the areas for passengers to sit in a plane
(विमान का) यात्री-कक्ष
- the first-class cabin
- Cabin crew, please prepare for landing.
- Passengers in the economy cabin boarded first.
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- The flight attendant walked through the cabin to check the seat belts.
- The pilot announced that the cabin was pressurised.
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[C]
a small wooden house or hut, especially in a forest or in the mountains
लकड़ी की झोपड़ी, कुटिया
- a log cabin in the hills
- They spent a quiet weekend in a wooden cabin beside the pine forest.
- We stayed in a wooden cabin near the lake in Himachal.
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- The hunters shared a one-room cabin in the woods.
- Snow covered the roof of the cabin.
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[C]
a small office in a larger room, separated by a partition
(दफ़्तर का) केबिन
- the manager's cabin
- The staff cabin was so small that two people could hardly pass each other.
- The director asked me to come to his cabin.
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- Each clerk works in a small cabin on the second floor.
- The receptionist is seated in the cabin by the entrance.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
cabin (ship / aircraft)
On a ship, a cabin is a small room for sleeping. On a plane, the cabin is the area where passengers sit; the front area is the cockpit.
जहाज़ पर 'cabin' सोने का छोटा कमरा है। विमान में cabin वह भाग है जहाँ यात्री बैठते हैं; आगे का भाग 'cockpit' कहलाता है।
- We booked a double cabin on the cruise ship.
- The cabin crew served tea to the passengers.
cabin (small house)
A cabin can be a small wooden house in the forest or the hills, usually simple and used for holidays.
'Cabin' जंगल या पहाड़ों में लकड़ी का छोटा घर भी हो सकता है, प्रायः सादा और छुट्टियों के लिए।
- They spent the winter in a log cabin in the hills.
- The cabin had a stove but no electricity.
cabin (office, Indian English)
In Indian offices, cabin is used for a small room or partitioned office of a manager. It is rare in British English.
भारतीय कार्यालयों में 'cabin' प्रबंधक के छोटे कमरे या विभाजित कार्यालय के लिए प्रयुक्त होता है; British English में यह कम चलता है।
- The manager called me into his cabin.
- Her cabin is at the end of the corridor.
cabin + noun
Cabin can be placed before another noun to name parts or services: cabin crew, cabin baggage, cabin fever.
'Cabin' दूसरे noun से पहले आकर भाग या सेवाएँ बताता है: cabin crew, cabin baggage, cabin fever।
- Only one piece of cabin baggage is allowed.
- Weeks of rain gave us cabin fever.
+Collocations 4
adjective + cabin
smallwoodenfirst-classcosytwo-berth
- The wooden cabin stood by the lake.
verb + cabin
bookshareentercleanlock
- Radhika booked a cabin for the river cruise.
cabin + noun
crewbaggagefeverpressurestaff
- The cabin crew checked each seat belt.
preposition + cabin
in the cabinto the cabininside the cabinfrom the cabin
- The pilot spoke to the passengers from the cockpit, not the cabin.
“More examples 5
- The captain's cabin is on the upper deck.
कप्तान का केबिन ऊपरी डेक पर है।
- Please keep your cabin baggage under the seat in front.
कृपया अपना केबिन सामान आगे की सीट के नीचे रखिए।
- The family rented a small cabin near Manali for a week.
परिवार ने मनाली के पास एक सप्ताह के लिए छोटा केबिन किराये पर लिया।
- The senior clerk's cabin is on the first floor.
वरिष्ठ लिपिक का केबिन पहली मंज़िल पर है।
- She felt trapped by cabin fever after a week of storms.
एक सप्ताह के तूफ़ान के बाद उसे घर में बंद रहने की घुटन महसूस हुई।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Passengers must keep their cabin baggages under the seat.
✓ Passengers must keep their cabin baggage under the seat.
Baggage is uncountable and has no plural.
'Baggage' uncountable है और इसका plural नहीं होता।
✗ The manager is sitting at his cabin.
✓ The manager is sitting in his cabin.
Use in for being inside a room.
कमरे के भीतर होने के लिए 'in' आता है।
✗ I met my boss at his cabin room.
✓ I met my boss in his cabin.
Cabin already means a room, so room is repeated, and in is the right preposition.
'Cabin' का अर्थ पहले से कमरा है, इसलिए 'room' दोहराव है; और preposition 'in' होगा।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
cab·in
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Cabin crew (staff on a plane), log cabin, cabin fever (restlessness from being shut indoors).
Collocations: cabin crew (विमान का स्टाफ़), log cabin, cabin fever (घर में बंद रहने से बेचैनी)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A small hut, often of logs, is a cabin; a small country house a cottage; a very poor hut a hovel or shack.
छोटी झोपड़ी, प्रायः लकड़ी की, cabin; छोटा देहाती मकान cottage; बहुत गरीब झोपड़ी hovel या shack।