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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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COMPARTMENT definition: 1. one of the separate areas inside a vehicle, especially a train: 2. a separate part of a piece…. Learn more.
3 meanings: 1. one of the sections into which an area, esp an enclosed space, is divided or partitioned 2. any separate part or.... Click for more definitions.
The meaning of COMPARTMENT is a separate division or section. How to use compartment in a sentence.
Compartment definition: a part or space marked or partitioned off.. See examples of COMPARTMENT used 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.
Definition of compartment noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A compartment is a space within another space, like the glove compartment in a car.
Define compartment. compartment synonyms, compartment pronunciation, compartment translation, English dictionary definition of compartment. a space partitioned off; ...
COMPARTMENT meaning: 1 : an enclosed space or area that is usually part of something larger and is often used to hold a specific thing; 2 : one of the separate areas of an automobile, train, or airplane
engine compartment She kept the money hidden in a secret compartment in her briefcase. → glove compartment 2 TT one of the separate areas into which a plane, ship, or train is divided a first-class compartment Examples from the Corpus compartment • It involves removing steel partitions, twenty-five feet tall, that presently separate each ...
