compartment
pronunciation
How to pronounce compartment in British English:
UK [kəmˈpɑːtmənt]
How to pronounce compartment in American English:
US [kəmˈpɑːrtmənt]
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- Noun:
- a small space or subdivision for storage
- a partitioned section or separate room within a larger enclosed area
Word Origin
- compartment (n.)
- 1560s, from Middle French compartiment "part partitioned off" (16c.), through Italian compartimento, from Late Latin compartiri "to divide," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + partis, genitive of pars "part" (see part (n.)).
Example
- 1. And there 's your sleeping compartment .
- 2. In the compartment you find teacups , sometimes even tea leaves , and a thermos bottle with hot water .
- 3. When it struck a reef two years ago , the water flooded one compartment after another .
- 4. Each of the 12 suites in first class is a private compartment with sliding doors , reaching up to about shoulder height , and fabric screens .
- 5. The burning truck was left behind as I went back to watching the news on the screen attached to the back of the driver 's bullet-proof glass compartment .