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compartment

[kuhm-pahrt-muhnt] / kəmˈpɑrt mənt /


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Each seat, the company says, has its own overhead luggage compartment.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

The weathered thread compartment holds two toy horses with armed riders in red coats.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 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

To break down these fatty acids, plant cells use a specialized structure known as the peroxisome, a membrane-bound compartment also found in human cells.

From Science Daily Apr. 25, 2026

I open the zippered compartment at the front of my backpack to reveal a sample from Mom’s makeup collection, most of it acquired recently.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

Inside, TV screens replaced the overhead luggage compartments, and a strip of lights lined the carriages’ walls from front to back.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Three interconnected catwalks stretch into the audience, carving the space into small compartments.

From BBC Jun. 13, 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

While most of the train compartments are saturated with color, Tsukiko’s private car is almost completely neutral.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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