Definition of compartment
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:a separate division or section
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:one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided
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Examples of compartment in a Sentence
The suitcase has a zippered compartment for personal items.
The refrigerator has a separate compartment for meats.
Recent Examples of compartment from the Web
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The compartment can carry up to four pizzas and five sides, Domino’s Pizza Inc. says.
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Cameras on the car and inside the warming compartment will capture how the customer retrieves the order.
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The compartment can carry up to four pizzas and five sides, Domino's Pizza Inc. says.
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The compartment can carry up to four pizzas and five sides, Domino’s Pizza Inc. says.
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The house is split into compartments, with each one containing two bedrooms with bathrooms, a living room, kitchen and laundry facility.
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There’s cabin compartments that are fully open to do fun science experiments and activities.
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In-Flight Bedding, noise-canceling headphones, bottled water and a Tumi amenity kit filled with goodies, plus an overhead compartment to myself.
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Before they were removed, Takeoff's bag was on the ground, and the flight attendant asked the passengers to put it in the overhead compartment.
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Origin and Etymology of compartment
Middle French compartiment, from Italian compartimento, from compartire to mark out in parts, from Late Latin compartiri to share out, from Latin com- + partiri to share, from part-, pars part, share
Definition of compartment
transitive verb
Examples of compartment in a Sentence
compartment the responses according to country of origin
Recent Examples of compartment from the Web
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Sharing highly compartmented, classified information with Russians is a theatrical distraction from the greater good of polluting streams, enabling predatory financial practices, cutting taxes, and taking people’s health care away.
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First Known Use of compartment
1918
compartment Synonyms
Synonyms
assort, break down, categorize, class, codify, classify, compartmentalize, digest, distinguish, distribute, grade, group, peg, place, range, rank, relegate, separate, sort, typeRelated Words
array, dispose, draw up, marshal (also marshall), order, organize, systematize; alphabetize, catalog (or catalogue), file, index, list, refer; pigeonhole, shelve; identify, recognize; cull, screen, set, sieve, sift, winnow; clump, cluster, colligate; recategorize, reclassify, regroup; subcategorizeNear Antonyms
confuse, disarrange, jumble, lump, mix (up), scramble; misclassify, missort, mistypeCOMPARTMENT Defined for English Language Learners
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noun
Definition of compartment for English Language Learners
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: an enclosed space or area that is usually part of something larger and is often used to hold a specific thing
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: one of the separate areas of an automobile, train, or airplane
COMPARTMENT Defined for Kids
compartment
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noun
com·part·ment
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Definition of compartment for Students
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:a small chamber, receptacle, or container
- The suitcase has compartments for personal items.
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:one of the separate areas of a train, airplane, or automobile
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