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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.
The meaning of COMPARTMENT is a separate division or section. How to use compartment in a sentence.
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.
a separate part of a piece of furniture, equipment, or a container with a particular purpose: a refrigerator 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 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.
1. One of the parts or spaces into which an area is subdivided. 2. A separate room, section, or chamber: a storage compartment. tr.v. com·part·ment·ed, com·part·ment·ing, com·part·ments. To compartmentalize: "The information has not been compartmented" (John H. Cushman, Jr.). com′part·ment′al (kŏm′pärt-mĕn′tl) adj.