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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:
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.
The meaning of COMPARTMENT is a separate division or section. How to use compartment in a sentence.
COMPARTMENT meaning: 1. one of the separate areas inside a vehicle, especially a train: 2. a separate part of a piece…. Learn more.
A compartment is one of the separate spaces into which a railway carriage is divided. On the way home we shared our first-class compartment with a group of businessmen. Synonyms: section, carriage, berth More Synonyms of compartment. 2. countable noun.
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.
n. 1. a part or space marked or partitioned off. 2. a separate room, section, etc.: a baggage compartment. v.t. 3. to divide into compartments. [1555–65; < Middle French compartiment < Italian compartimento]
