See Also: Compartment(medicine)
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freezer compartment(dictionary)
Compartment syndrome(health)
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plasmatic compartment(medicine)
nonplasmatic compartment(medicine)
compartment syndromes(medicine)
compartment syndrome(medicine)

compartment (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: compartiment, from Italian, from compartire 'to mark out into parts']
a smaller enclosed space inside something larger
::The bag is divided into separate compartments .
::The engine compartment is soundproofed.
::She kept the money hidden in a secret compartment in her briefcase.
-see also glove compartment
one of the separate areas into which a plane, ship, or train is divided
::a first-class compartment