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Compartment

kəmˈpɑːtm(ə)nt

Compartment definitions
noun
compartment compartments
  1. a separate section or part of a structure or container

    "there's some ice cream in the freezer compartment"

    • a division of a railway carriage marked by partitions

      "a first-class compartment"

    • a division of a ship's hull

      "the aft cargo compartment"

    • an area in which something can be considered in isolation from other things

      "religion and politics should be kept in different compartments"

  2. a grassy mound or other support depicted below a shield
verb
compartment compartmented compartmenting compartments
  1. divide (something) into separate parts or sections

    "the buildings are to be compartmented by fire walls"

    divide divide up subdivide separate split split up cut up carve up slice up break up dismember