Found 3 items, similar to compartment.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: compartment
ceruk, kompartemen
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: compartment
compartment
n 1: a small space or subdivision for storage
2: a partitioned section or separate room within a larger
enclosed area
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Compartment
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.
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