 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
compartment
noun
1: a small space or subdivision for storage
2: a partitioned section or separate room within a larger
enclosed area
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Compartment \Com*part"ment\, noun [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 Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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
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