compartment

CEFRB2

/kəmˈpɑɹtmənt/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A separate section of a larger space or container.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    One of the parts into which an area is subdivided.

Examples

  • Should I put this bag in the overhead compartment?

  • The shabby compartment remained vacant.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The part of a protein that serves a specific function.

  2. A room, or section, or chamber, typically within a vehicle.

  3. A mound (often of grass), shelf (of e.g. wall) or other thing beneath the shield in a coat of arms on which the supporters stand.

More examples

In context

  • Two men were seated in a well-lit compartment of a third-class railway carriage.

  • This is a second-class ticket. And you're sitting in the first class!” “I'd no idea,” Haldiram said. “I didn't know what compartment was this.” And looking around, he asked, “Where does it say First Class? I still can't see it.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The train's luggage blank was packed with suitcases for the long journey.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

First attested 1564, from Middle French compartiment, from Italian compartimento, from Late Latin compartiri (“to divide with, to share with”), from com- + partiri (“to apportion, to divide, to share”).