Thesaurus: compartment

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1. n. 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.
2. n. One of the sections into which the hold of a ship is divided by water-tight bulkheads.
3. n. a space into which an area is subdivided
4. n. a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area
5. 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.
6. One of the sections into which the hold of a ship is divided bywater-tight bulkheads.
7. n:100 n. a space into which an area is subdivided n. a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area