compartment
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Each seat has its own overhead luggage compartment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
The weathered thread compartment holds two toy horses with armed riders in red coats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Papers destined to be read in 250 years are stored in a separate compartment inside the cylinder and sealed, while the other objects were placed in cardboard boxes.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
In October, video was widely shared of flames belching from the overhead storage compartment of an Air China flight, reportedly caused by a lithium battery.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
The assistant principal dashed away and over to the ground near the entrance to the front office and pried a metal compartment in the wall open.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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Three interconnected catwalks stretch into the audience, carving the space into small compartments.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
A lot of Arasheben’s rings have James Bond elements such as secret compartments or special elements.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 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
And Maya-Jade seemed like the kind of person who had a regular mom and dad who helped with school projects and packed healthy lunches in those fancy boxes with tiny compartments.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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Vocabulary lists containing compartment
"Modern Automotive Technology," Vocabulary from Section 6
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ment
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