compartment
noun
a part or space marked or partitioned off.
compartments
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pluralof compartment.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"Surprisingly, we discovered this collapse happens at every level of genome organization -- compartments, domains, and chromatin loops."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
Inside, TV screens replaced the overhead luggage compartments, and a strip of lights lined the carriages’ walls from front to back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Take, for example, the viral “snackle box,” which contains multiple compartments to hold everything from your favorite packaged snacks and candies to cut up fruit and vegetables.
From Salon ● May 17, 2026
These frozen meals were arranged in heat-and-serve aluminum trays with three compartments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
One of those compartments was reserved only for my mother and me.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
