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compartment (enc)

Compartment

Noun1.compartment - a small space or subdivision for storage
bay - a compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose; "he opened the bomb bay"
locker, storage locker, cabinet - a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock
cell - any small compartment; "the cells of a honeycomb"
cubbyhole, pigeonhole - a small compartment
glove compartment - compartment on the dashboard of a car
automobile trunk, luggage compartment, trunk - compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools; "he put his golf bag in the trunk"
letter box, POB, post-office box, call box - a numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for
storage space - the area in any structure that provides space for storage
2.compartment - a partitioned section or separate room within a larger enclosed area
bay - a compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital; "they put him in the sick bay"
box - separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people; "the sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold"
box, loge - private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance; "the royal box was empty"
cab - a compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits
cabin - the enclosed compartment of an aircraft or spacecraft where passengers are carried
cabin - small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
cable car, car - a conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway; "they took a cable car to the top of the mountain"
elevator car, car - where passengers ride up and down; "the car was on the top floor"
gondola, car - car suspended from an airship and carrying personnel and cargo and power plant
cockpit - compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft
couchette - a compartment on a European passenger train; contains 4 to 6 berths for sleeping
drawing room - a private compartment on a sleeping car with three bunks and a toilet
module - detachable compartment of a spacecraft
pilothouse, wheelhouse - an enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be navigated
room - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"
roomette - a small private compartment for one on a sleeping car
stall - a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
well - an enclosed compartment in a ship or plane for holding something as e.g. fish or a plane's landing gear or for protecting something as e.g. a ship's pumps

 

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