cabin

The term cabin (like the French cabine from the old French cabane = hut) describes an enclosed space for (temporary) stay of people.

The use is unsystematic and there are special cabins

• in transport
  • Accommodation space for passengers in the aircraft or spaceship, see pressurized cabin
  • Rooms in ships ( cabin ) or airships
  • so-called cabin scooters from the 1950s
  • In the case of cars, one also speaks of the passenger cell , in the case of trucks, the driver's cab . The safety passenger cell is a special form.
  • the term compartment is used for railways
• as a transport case
  • in elevator systems
  • in cable cars
  • in gondolas , in people movers and in cabin taxis
• as dedicated small spaces like
  • Shower cubicle
  • Toilet
  • Phone booth
  • changing room
  • Voting booth

Web links

Commons : cabins in airliners  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Wiktionary: Cabin  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations