compartmentation
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of compartmentation
First recorded in 1955–60; compartment + -ation
Example Sentences
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We now know that at Grenfell compartmentation failed 30 minutes after the first 999 call.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2019
Grenfell was built on the principle of compartmentation - if there was a fire in one flat, it shouldn't have been able to break out and spread to another for an hour.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2019
Kate Grange QC, counsel for the inquiry, asked: "Would you agree that once compartmentation is breached, evacuation is necessary to secure the fire safety of those in the building?"
From BBC • Nov. 20, 2018
Rube had none of the Kearny's fancy compartmentation; she just holed and sank, and Walter Sorensen went into the sea with her.
From Time Magazine Archive
The craft seemed to have been circular, with compartmentation in spiral form, like a chambered nautilus. his complete divergence from things we knew sent frost imps racing up and down my spine.
From Stamped Caution by Gallun, Raymond Z.
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