Compartment

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
        [1913 Webster]


  
              In the midst was placed a large compartment composed
              of grotesque work.                    --Carew.
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     2. (Shipbuilding) One of the sections into which the hold of
        a ship is divided by water-tight bulkheads.
        [1913 Webster] compartmental

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  compartment
       n 1: a small space or subdivision for storage
       2: a partitioned section or separate room within a larger
          enclosed area

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