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English Dictionary: compartment by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
compartment
n
  1. a space into which an area is subdivided
  2. a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area
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.
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