compartment

noun

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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 Everyone will appreciate the appointments within the XC90’s passenger compartment. — Michael Harley, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2021 Alejandro Núñez Vicente's Chaise Longue dual-level airplane cabin design eliminates the overhead luggage compartment to create a double-decker airplane seat configuration. — Francesca Street, CNN, 14 Dec. 2021 Photos from the scene showed victims strewn across the pavement and inside the truck’s freight compartment. — NBC News, 9 Dec. 2021 This is hands-down the best toiletry bag for packing adequately-sized toiletries in one compartment and makeup in another. — Rachel King, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2021 Crossgrain leather with eight credit card slots and full-length bill compartment. — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 29 Nov. 2021 The seats are wrapped in dark brown Heritage Testa di Moro leather with silver cross-stitching, while the rear bench and luggage compartment are decked out in oak trim with carbon fiber accents. — Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 11 Nov. 2021 Instead of hydraulics in the floor that permit characters to descend into hell, the journey is made via a compartment upstage that opens and closes like a restaurant dumbwaiter. — Washington Post, 16 Oct. 2021 The base model’s cargo compartment measures 26.5 cubic feet behind the rear seats, one of the largest among subcompact SUVs. — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 18 Sep. 2021 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb One flew into the drivers compartment through an open window and struck him in the face, temporarily stunning him. — NBC News, 9 June 2021 First came the bone spurs in his ankle and then compartment syndrome (painful pressure buildup from internal bleeding or swelling of tissues) in his calves, both requiring surgery. — Glenn Graham, baltimoresun.com, 27 Oct. 2020 Kushner has not yet been approved to review ‘‘sensitive compartmented information,’’ better known as SCI. — BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2018 Kushner has not been approved to review ‘‘sensitive compartmented information,’’ known as SCI. — Washington Post, BostonGlobe.com, 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, 16 May 2017

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