aftercabin

English

Alternative forms

• after cabin

Etymology

From after- +‎ cabin.

Noun

aftercabin (plural aftercabins)

1. (nautical, now chiefly historical) The cabin in the stern of a vessel, typically used by the captain or senior officers. [from 18th c.]
   • 1808–10, William Hickey, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 342:

     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 […] .