Compartment \Com*part"ment\, n. [F. compartiment, OF. compartir
to divide. See Compart.]
1. One of the parts into which an inclosed portion of space
is divided, as by partitions, or lines; as, the
compartments of a cabinet, a house, or a garden.
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In the midst was placed a large compartment composed
of grotesque work. --Carew.
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2. (Shipbuilding) One of the sections into which the hold of
a ship is divided by water-tight bulkheads.
[1913 Webster] compartmental
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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53 Moby Thesaurus words for "compartment":
alcove, bay, below, between-decks, boiler room, booth, box, brig,
bunker, cabin, caboose, camboose, cavity, cell, cellule, chamber,
chart room, conning tower, crib, crypt, cubicle, division,
enclosed space, engine room, forecastle, forepeak, galley, head,
hold, hole, hollow, lazaret, locker, manger, niche, part,
partition, pew, pilothouse, quarters, radio room, roundhouse,
sail loft, section, sick bay, slot, space, stall, stateroom,
stokehold, topside, vault, wardroom
Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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Compartment \Com*part"ment\, n. [F. compartiment, OF. compartir
to divide. See Compart.]
1. One of the parts into which an inclosed portion of space
is divided, as by partitions, or lines; as, the
compartments of a cabinet, a house, or a garden.
In the midst was placed a large compartment composed
of grotesque work. --Carew.
2. (Shipbuilding) One of the sections into which the hold of
a ship is divided by water-tight bulkheads.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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