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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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