compartment

Example Sentences

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At the peak of the fire, 100 containers were alight in four different compartments of the ship, according to Fire Department spokesperson Capt. Adam VanGerpen.

From Los Angeles Times

Such beds, which featured numerous “rooms” and compartments, also had space at the foot for a servant’s sleeping roll.

From Los Angeles Times

“Knowing myself, I would have continued to anesthetize myself and find other compartments in my soul to bury it,” he said.

From New York Times

It can overheat and cause an engine compartment fire while parked or in motion.

From Seattle Times

Train exteriors that slid in front of the compartments let the audience look at the actors from the outside, after they had peered inside at them.

From New York Times