compartment
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The hypothesis is that the submarine suffered a valve failure that allowed water to enter the battery compartment, triggering a fire and then an explosion.
From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026
"Red blood cells represent a hidden compartment of glucose metabolism that has not been appreciated until now," Jain says.
From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2026
But the graying signal caller still had something left in the glove compartment, and if you think I typed that while speaking in a stentorian John Facenda voice, I absolutely did.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026
I stood as far back as I could in the snug compartment and grimaced my way through it.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025
The entire compartment looks like an explosion in a library, piles of books and paper amongst the velvet-covered benches and polished-wood tables.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
Vocabulary lists containing compartment
"Modern Automotive Technology," Vocabulary from Section 6
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A Farewell To Arms
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ment
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