/ kəmˈpɑːtmənt; NAmE -ˈpɑːrt-/ noun
1.
one of the separate sections which a coach / car on a train is divided into
2.
one of the separate sections that sth such as a piece of furniture or equipment has for keeping things in :
The desk has a secret compartment.
There is a handy storage compartment beneath the oven.
—see also glove compartment
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from French compartiment , from Italian compartimento , from compartire , from late Latin compartiri divide.