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[ kuhm-pahrt-muhnt ] / kəmˈpɑrt mənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR compartment ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna part or space marked or partitioned off. 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. Heraldry. a decorative base, as a grassy mound, on which the supporters of an escutcheon stand or rest. verb (used with object)to divide into compartments. Origin of compartment1555–65; <Middle French compartiment<Italian compartimento.See compart, -ment SYNONYMS FOR compartmentSEE SYNONYMS FOR compartment ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby compartmentcomparison shopper, comparison test, comparsa, compart, compartimento, compartment, compartmental, compartmentalize, compartmentation, compass, compass card Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for compartmentThe EFPs were hidden in a compartment under an unassuming-looking house. How the NSA Became a Killing Machine|Shane Harris|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST Ogorzow had to remember where it was at the Hirschgarten station and keep an eye out on the doors on that side of the compartment. A Serial Killer on the Loose in Nazi Berlin|Scott Andrew Selby|January 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST After this attack, Ogorzow left his weapon behind on the train, hiding it in the compartment. A Serial Killer on the Loose in Nazi Berlin|Scott Andrew Selby|January 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST Ogorzow turned his back on Bendorf and opened the compartment door. A Serial Killer on the Loose in Nazi Berlin|Scott Andrew Selby|January 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The other women may have attempted to squeeze through the small window into the driver's compartment, but it was too late. Still No Explanation for Horrific Limo Fire|Christine Pelisek|May 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST In his opinion the House could no longer keep itself in a compartment apart—especially as it was not a watertight compartment. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, March 7, 1917.|Various They begin with an historical picture, its landscape and buildings, in one compartment. A Treatise on Painting|Leonardo Da Vinci The contents of this compartment are thereby discharged through the shoot C into the generating tank B. Acetylene, The Principles Of Its Generation And Use|F. H. Leeds He kneeled down plump on the floor of that compartment and took her in his arms and kissed her. Jan and Her Job|L. Allen Harker In a few moments, however, he returns, and takes a middle seat in the compartment. Sharps and Flats|John Nevil Maskelyne
British Dictionary definitions for compartment
nounone of the sections into which an area, esp an enclosed space, is divided or partitioned any separate part or sectiona compartment of the mind a small storage space; locker Derived forms of compartmentcompartmental (ˌkɒmpɑːtˈmɛntəl), adjectivecompartmentally, adverbWord Origin for compartmentC16: from French compartiment, ultimately from Late Latin compartīrī to share, from Latin com- with + partīrī to apportion, from pars part Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to compartmentslot, alcove, locker, cell, chamber, carriage, cubicle, category, division, niche, piece, area, berth, pigeonhole, bay, portion, stall, place, booth, cubbyhole |