log cabin
noun
: a cabin made from logs
The successful man liked to claim humble a beginning, saying he was born in a log cabin.
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Inside, get transported to a 175-year-old log cabin, a city built just for kids, an urban garden, and more.
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Elena Donovan Mauer, Parents, 8 Feb. 2026
Right in the middle of Brooklyn, that part where Gowanus and Carroll Gardens meet, is a log cabin with roaring fire pits out front and split-log patio chairs.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
Learn about Outside Online's affiliate link policy From October into November, my wife and I—and our two dogs—drove from New Mexico to Vermont to turn our unfinished 12-by-12 log cabin into a little off-grid home.
—Josh Drinkard, Outside, 29 Dec. 2025
After spending 20 years away from home in Montreal, Annette returned to the log cabin where she and her sisters were born in 2018 to attend a ceremony celebrating their birth as a National Historic Event, according to CBC News.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
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Elena Donovan Mauer, Parents, 8 Feb. 2026
Right in the middle of Brooklyn, that part where Gowanus and Carroll Gardens meet, is a log cabin with roaring fire pits out front and split-log patio chairs.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
Learn about Outside Online's affiliate link policy From October into November, my wife and I—and our two dogs—drove from New Mexico to Vermont to turn our unfinished 12-by-12 log cabin into a little off-grid home.
—Josh Drinkard, Outside, 29 Dec. 2025
After spending 20 years away from home in Montreal, Annette returned to the log cabin where she and her sisters were born in 2018 to attend a ceremony celebrating their birth as a National Historic Event, according to CBC News.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for log cabin
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“Log cabin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/log%20cabin. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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