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compartment
[ kuhm-pahrt-muhnt ]
noun
- a part or space marked or partitioned off.
Synonyms: ,
- 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.
compartment
/ kÉ™mˈpÉ‘ËtmÉ™nt; ËŒkÉ’mpÉ‘ËtˈmÉ›ntÉ™l /
noun
- one of the sections into which an area, esp an enclosed space, is divided or partitioned
- any separate part or section
a compartment of the mind
- a small storage space; locker
Derived Forms
- ËŒ³¦´Ç³¾±è²¹°ù³Ùˈ³¾±ð²Ô³Ù²¹±ô±ô²â, adverb
- compartmental, adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of compartment1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of compartment1
Example Sentences
Titanic was supposed to be unsinkable, designed to stay afloat even if four of its watertight compartments flooded.
On 28 February, the South Korean government also announced that passengers boarding flights in the country would be required to carry portable batteries and chargers on their person, rather than storing them in overhead compartments.
A nervous young man in their compartment admits to them he doesn’t have his identification papers.
The men got out of their car and forced open three locked compartments in the U.S.
Placing ABC’s “Abbott Elementary†and FXX’s “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia†into the same lunch tray compartments feels higher risk than, say, mixing red gelatin into your tater tots instead of ketchup.
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