Compartment (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a part or space marked or partitioned off.
  2. a separate room, section, etc.: a baggage compartment.
  3. a private bedroom with toilet facilities.
  4. a separate aspect, function, or the like: the compartments of the human mind.
  5. a distinct major division of a design.
  6. a decorative base, as a grassy mound, on which the supporters of an escutcheon stand or rest.
verb (used with object)
  1. to divide into compartments.
noun
  1. one of the sections into which an area, esp an enclosed space, is divided or partitioned
  2. any separate part or section
  3. a small storage space; locker
Compartment (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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