compartment
compartment Lexical Profile
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• noun
A separate section, chamber, or enclosed space within a larger structure, container, or piece of furniture.
"She stored her passport and travel documents in the zippered compartment of her backpack."
One of the separate, enclosed areas with seats or berths inside a railway passenger carriage.
"The passengers shared a quiet first-class compartment on the overnight train to Vienna."
A distinct category, domain, or sphere of thought, activity, or experience kept separate from others.
"He preferred not to divide his personal values and professional ethics into separate compartments."
• verb
To divide or separate into distinct sections, categories, or compartments.
"Steel bulkheads are used to compartment the hull of the ship so that a single leak will not sink the vessel."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the mid-16th century from Middle French 'compartiment', from Old Italian 'compartimento', derived from Late Latin 'compartiri' meaning 'to divide or share' (from 'com-' meaning 'together' and 'partiri' meaning 'to divide into parts').