compartment
[noun]
Synonyms: section, alcove, bay, berth, booth, carriage, cubbyhole, cubicle, locker, niche, pigeonhole

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com‧part‧ment /kəmˈpɑːtmənt $ -ɑːr-/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: compartiment, from Italian, from compartire 'to mark out into parts']

1. a smaller enclosed space inside something larger:
The bag is divided into separate compartments.
engine compartment
She kept the money hidden in a secret compartment in her briefcase. ⇒ glove compartment

2. one of the separate areas into which a plane, ship, or train is divided:
a first-class compartment

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compartment
noun
I. section of a railway carriage
ADJ. first-class, second-class | non-smoking, smoking | passenger, sleeping, luggage
PREP. in a/the ~

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compartment
II. section of a container, etc.
ADJ. separate | secret | battery, freezer, glove, storage Your sunglasses are in the glove compartment.
VERB + COMPARTMENT be divided into The case is divided into four separate compartments.
PREP. in a/the ~

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