compartment

com·part·ment  (km-pärtmnt)

n.

1. One of the parts or spaces into which an area is subdivided.

2. A separate room, section, or chamber: a storage compartment.

tr.v. com·part·ment·ed, com·part·ment·ing, com·part·ments

To compartmentalize: "The information has not been compartmented" John H. Cushman, Jr.

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compart·mental (kmpärt-mntl) adj.

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compartment

Noun

1. one of the sections into which a railway is sometimes divided

2. a separate section: filing the information away in some compartment of his mind

3. a small storage space: the ice-making compartment of the fridge [French compartiment]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	compartment - a space into which an area is subdivided cell - any small compartment; "the cells of a honeycomb" cubbyhole, pigeonhole - a small compartment letter box, PO Box, POB, Post-Office box, call box - a numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for space - an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things); "the architect left space in front of the building"; "they stopped at an open space in the jungle"; "the space between his teeth"
	2.	compartment - a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area bay - a compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose; "he opened the bomb bay" bay - a compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital; "they put him in the sick bay" box - separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people; "the sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold" box, loge - private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance; "the royal box was empty" cab - a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits cabin - the enclosed compartment of an aircraft or spacecraft where passengers are carried cabin - small room on a ship or boat where people sleep locker, storage locker, cabinet - a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock cable car, car - a conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway; "they took a cable car to the top of the mountain" elevator car, car - where passengers ride up and down; "the car was on the top floor" car, gondola - the compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plant cockpit - compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft couchette - a compartment on a European passenger train; contains 4 to 6 berths for sleeping drawing room - a private compartment on a sleeping car with three bunks and a toilet glove compartment - compartment on the dashboard of a car automobile trunk, luggage compartment, trunk - compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools; "he put his golf bag in the trunk" module - detachable compartment of a spacecraft pilothouse, wheelhouse - an enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be navigated room - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view" roomette - a small private compartment for one on a sleeping car stall - a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed well - an enclosed compartment in a ship or plane for holding something as e.g. fish or a plane's landing gear or for protecting something as e.g. a ship's pumps

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compartment

noun 1. section, carriage, berth

noun 2. bay, chamber, booth, locker, niche, cubicle, alcove, pigeonhole, cubbyhole, cell

noun 3. category, area, department, division, section, subdivision

Translations

compartment [kəmˈpɑːtmənt] n → compartim(i)ento;

(RAIL) → departamento, compartimento

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compartment [kəmˈpɑːtmənt] n (also Rail) → compartiment m;

a non-smoking compartment → un compartiment non-fumeurs

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compartment [kəmˈpɑːtmənt] n (Rail) → Abteil nt;

(section) → Fach nt

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compartment [kəmˈpɑːtmənt] n → compartimento;

(RAIL) → scompartimento