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compartment

[ kuhm-pahrt-muhnt ]

noun

  1. a part or space marked or partitioned off.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. a separate room, section, etc.:

    a baggage compartment.

  3. U.S. Railroads. a private bedroom with toilet facilities.
  4. a separate aspect, function, or the like:

    the compartments of the human mind.

  5. Architecture. a distinct major division of a design.
  6. Heraldry. a decorative base, as a grassy mound, on which the supporters of an escutcheon stand or rest.


verb (used with object)

  1. to divide into compartments.

compartment

/ kəmˈpɑːtmənt; ˌkɒmpɑːtˈmɛntəl /

noun

  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
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Derived Forms

  • ˌdz貹ˈԳٲ, adverb
  • compartmental, adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of compartment1

1555–65; < Middle French compartiment < Italian compartimento. See compart, -ment
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of compartment1

C16: from French compartiment, ultimately from Late Latin dz貹īī to share, from Latin com- with + 貹īī to apportion, from pars part
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On 28 February, the South Korean government also announced that passengers boarding flights in the country would be required to carry portable batteries and chargers on their person, rather than storing them in overhead compartments.

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A nervous young man in their compartment admits to them he doesn’t have his identification papers.

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The men got out of their car and forced open three locked compartments in the U.S.

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Placing ABC’s “Abbott Elementary” and FXX’s “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” into the same lunch tray compartments feels higher risk than, say, mixing red gelatin into your tater tots instead of ketchup.

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The center compartment makes hiding a propane tank easy, and the sliding lid allows you to open and close the tank before and after each entertaining session.

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