com·part·ment
kəm-ˈpärt-mənt 
1
: a separate division or section
2
: one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided
com·part·ment
kəm-ˈpärt-ˌment
-mənt
-mənt
compartmented; compartmenting; compartments
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
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2026
The lower compartment can also hold several toiletry bottles to help prevent leaks from getting on your clothes.
—Michelle Baricevic, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
Entering the studio, a visitor passes through a small bathroom vestibule to the right and a storage compartment to the left.
—Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2026
One recent modeling study led by Onck and published in Nature Communications suggested that the central transport channel could have some parts that are brushlike and others that are similar to condensates — membraneless, liquidlike compartments that have characteristics of gels and brushes.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 9 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Each room has a small hatch near the entrance—a dumbwaiter-like compartment where staff can leave deliveries or collect items without disturbing you.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2026
The lower compartment can also hold several toiletry bottles to help prevent leaks from getting on your clothes.
—Michelle Baricevic, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
Entering the studio, a visitor passes through a small bathroom vestibule to the right and a storage compartment to the left.
—Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2026
One recent modeling study led by Onck and published in Nature Communications suggested that the central transport channel could have some parts that are brushlike and others that are similar to condensates — membraneless, liquidlike compartments that have characteristics of gels and brushes.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 9 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for compartment
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“Compartment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compartment. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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