2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
compartment
n 1: a small space or subdivision for storage
2: a partitioned section or separate room within a larger
enclosed area
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