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    compartment
    /kəmˈpɑːtm(ə)nt/

    noun

    verb

    • 1. divide (something) into separate parts or sections: "the buildings are to be compartmented by fire walls"

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  3. Learn the meaning of compartment as a noun, with different contexts and usage. Find synonyms, collocations, and translations of compartment in English and other languages.

    • Compartment in Korean

      COMPARTMENT translate: 객실, 칸. Learn more in the Cambridge...

    • Compartment in German

      COMPARTMENT translate: die Abteilung. Learn more in the...

    • Traditional

      COMPARTMENT translate: (車輛的)分隔廂,艙;(尤指火車的)隔間,包廂,...

    • Compartment in Japanese

      COMPARTMENT translate: (電車の)個室席, (入れ物やかばんなどの)仕切られた部分,...

  4. Learn the noun and verb meanings of compartment, a word that refers to a separate division or section or one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases of compartment.

  5. noun. a part or space marked or partitioned off. Synonyms: section, division. 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.

  6. Learn the meaning of compartment as a noun, with different contexts and usage. Find synonyms, collocations, and translations of compartment in various languages.

  7. A compartment is a separate space or part of something, such as a railway carriage, an object, or a mind. Learn more about the word origin, synonyms, and usage of compartment with Collins English Dictionary.

  8. A compartment is a space within another space, like the glove compartment in a car. Compartments are spaces, but they're not spaces that stand on their own. Rather, compartments are part of other spaces: they're subdivisions.

  9. A compartment is a space partitioned off or a separate room or section. Learn the meaning, usage and synonyms of compartment from various dictionaries and translations.