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compartment
[ kuhm-pahrt-muhnt ]
noun
- a part or space marked or partitioned off.
Synonyms: ,
- a separate room, section, etc.:
a baggage compartment.
- U.S. Railroads. a private bedroom with toilet facilities.
- a separate aspect, function, or the like:
the compartments of the human mind.
- Architecture. a distinct major division of a design.
- Heraldry. a decorative base, as a grassy mound, on which the supporters of an escutcheon stand or rest.
verb (used with object)
- to divide into compartments.
compartment
/ kəmˈpɑːtmənt; ˌkɒmpɑːtˈmɛntəl /
noun
- one of the sections into which an area, esp an enclosed space, is divided or partitioned
- any separate part or section
a compartment of the mind
- a small storage space; locker
Derived Forms
- ˌdz貹ˈԳٲ, adverb
- compartmental, adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of compartment1
Word History and Origins
Origin of compartment1
Example Sentences
No more scrolling through your phone to find that bar code, or scrambling through your glove compartment to find that parking pass.
In his Arizona home, a secret fireplace door opens when the James Bond theme is played on a piano nearby; another hidden compartment hides a stockpile of medication and nonperishables.
Saffanah had her lower legs and forearms amputated in March at Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary as a result of compartment syndrome.
Titanic was supposed to be unsinkable, designed to stay afloat even if four of its watertight compartments flooded.
The power bank was found in an overhead luggage compartment where the fire was first detected, and its debris had scorch marks, according to the statement.
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