trunk cabin

noun
1.
a cabin of a yacht that presents a long, low profile with a relatively unbroken line fore and aft.
Compare doghouse (def 2).
Origin
1885-90, Americanism
Examples from the web for trunk cabin
  • The low trunk cabin is fitted with a three-sided doghouse on the aft end.
  • Continuing aft is a low trunk cabin with a three-sided doghouse added to the aft-end.
British Dictionary definitions for trunk cabin

trunk cabin

noun
1.
(nautical) a long relatively low cabin above the deck of a yacht