COMPARTMENT


Meaning of COMPARTMENT in English

■ noun

1》 a separate section of a structure or container.

↘a division of a railway carriage marked by partitions.

2》 Heraldry a grassy mound or other support depicted below a shield.

■ verb divide into ~s.

Derivatives

~al adjective

~ally adverb

~ation noun

Origin

C16: from Fr. compartiment , based on late L. compartiri 'divide'.

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