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aftercabin

aftercabin noun: the cabin in the stern of a vessel, typically used by the captain or senior officers.

Noun

aftercabin (plural aftercabins)

  1. (historical) The cabin in the stern of a vessel, typically used by the captain or senior officers.
    • I was admitted to the after cabin where Mr Suffren was sitting at a table, having a number of papers upon it which he appeared to be inspecting […] .1808–10, William Hickey, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 342

Forms of aftercabin

pluralaftercabins
alternative formafter cabin

Origin of aftercabin

From after- + cabin.

Questions about aftercabin

What does aftercabin mean?
Aftercabin means the cabin in the stern of a vessel, typically used by the captain or senior officers.
What part of speech is aftercabin?
Aftercabin is a noun.
What is the plural of aftercabin?
The plural of aftercabin is aftercabins.

Words near aftercabin in the dictionary

  1. afterburns
  2. afterburst
  3. afterbursts
  4. afterburthen
  5. afterburthens
  6. aftercabin
  7. aftercabins
  8. aftercall
  9. aftercalls
  10. aftercare
  11. aftercareer

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