compartment

noun

com·part·ment | \ kəm-ˈpärt-mənt

Definition of compartment

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : a separate division or section

2 : one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided

compartment

verb

com·part·ment | \ kəm-ˈpärt-ˌment

, -mənt\

compartmented; compartmenting; compartments

Definition of compartment (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

: compartmentalize

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Examples of compartment in a Sentence

Noun

The suitcase has a zippered compartment for personal items. The refrigerator has a separate compartment for meats.

Verb

compartment the responses according to country of origin

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

The size of the fuel compartment and fuel supply remains the same across both missiles. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Russia Defends New Cruise Missile, Says It Doesn't Violate Any Arms-Control Treaties," 24 Jan. 2019 Punch several small holes at the bottom of each compartment for drainage. — Stan Davidson, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Use recyclable items to plant seedlings," 4 June 2018 The idea of a locking storage compartment inside a vehicle is not new. — Tony Markovich, Car and Driver, "Touch and Go: Mulliner Offering Fingerprint-Lockable Storage in Bentley Bentayga," 19 Mar. 2018 The particle would plow through thin sheets of plastic in MoEDAL’s compartments, leaving permanent, ultrathin trails of destruction. — Adam Hadhazy, Discover Magazine, "Scientists Hunt for A Seeming Paradox: A Magnet With Only One Pole," 13 Nov. 2018 Most of the drugs come directly through U.S. ports of entry[.] Smuggling engineers use constantly evolving tactics to hide the contraband in fake vehicle panels, secret compartments or deep inside engine parts. — James Hohmann, Washington Post, "The Daily 202: RFK’s speech in apartheid South Africa remains relevant 50 years after his assassination," 5 June 2018 Our cells have many compartments — lysosomes for breaking down food molecules, for example, and the endoplasmic reticulum for moving proteins around the cell. — Carl Zimmer, STAT, "Shot through with microbes: How our bodies adapt to a hidden world of bacteria," 30 May 2018 Open container, Clearbrooke Drive: A driver was pulled over for speeding at 9:39 p.m. April 4 and an open container of beer was seen in the driver door compartment during the stop. — Brian Lisik/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, "Driver cited after holding up traffic at green light: Brunswick Police Blotter," 9 Apr. 2018 Puro Down weighted blankets are embedded with glass beads sewn in small compartments, which then results in the blanket pushing your body downwards. — Popular Mechanics, "These Weighted Blankets Can Alleviate Stress and Anxiety," 23 Mar. 2019

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb

Kushner has not yet been approved to review ‘‘sensitive compartmented information,’’ better known as SCI. — BostonGlobe.com, "Limits put on security clearance for Jared Kushner," 13 July 2018 Kushner has not been approved to review ‘‘sensitive compartmented information,’’ known as SCI. — Washington Post, BostonGlobe.com, "Trump falsely claims for a third time that Reagan lost Wisconsin, but he was able to win it," 13 July 2018 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. — Brian Beutler, New Republic, "“No Drama” McConnell is turning the cynical subtext of the GOP’s devil’s bargain with Trump into text.," 16 May 2017

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