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- Dictionarycompartment/kəmˈpɑːtm(ə)nt/
noun
- 1. a separate section or part of a structure or container: "there's some ice cream in the freezer compartment" Similar
- 2. a grassy mound or other support depicted below a shield.
verb
- 1. divide (something) into separate parts or sections: "the buildings are to be compartmented by fire walls"
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a separate part of a piece of furniture, equipment, or a container with a particular purpose: a fridge with a small freezer compartment. the sleeping / inner compartment in a tent. medical specialized. a section in the body that contains muscles and nerves and is surrounded by connective tissue:
The meaning of COMPARTMENT is a separate division or section. How to use compartment in a sentence.
A compartment is a space within another space, like the glove compartment in a car. Compartments are spaces, but they're not spaces that stand on their own. Rather, compartments are part of other spaces: they're subdivisions.
A compartment is one of the separate parts of an object that is used for keeping things in. I put a bottle of champagne in the freezer compartment. ...the secret compartment of my jewel box.
noun. a part or space marked or partitioned off. Synonyms: section, division. 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.
COMPARTMENT meaning: 1. one of the separate areas inside a vehicle, especially a train: 2. a separate part of a piece…. Learn more.
noun. /kəmˈpɑːtmənt/ /kəmˈpɑːrtmənt/ one of the separate sections that something such as a piece of furniture or equipment has for keeping things in. The desk has a secret compartment. There is a handy storage compartment beneath the oven. see also glove compartment. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Join us.
n. 1. one of the sections into which an area, esp an enclosed space, is divided or partitioned. 2. any separate part or section: a compartment of the mind. 3. a small storage space; locker. [C16: from French compartiment, ultimately from Late Latin compartīrī to share, from Latin com- with + partīrī to apportion, from pars part] compartmental adj.
Compartment definition: One of the parts or spaces into which an area is subdivided.
How to use . compartment in a sentenceRumors passed through the compartments that a mob had taken over the train and was moving from coach to coach, attacking Sikhs.
