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compartment

[kuhm-pahrt-muhnt] / kəmˈpɑrt mənt /


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No-one in her compartment was hurt, she said, and "the train took people to Vydubychi station on the right bank, then it didn't go any further".

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

In an otherwise empty compartment of a regional train on its way to a small town in Germany last month, a friendly passenger asked if I was headed to Halberstadt for “the note change.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Each seat has its own overhead luggage compartment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 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

I unzip a compartment of my collection bag.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

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

Once internal compartments are destroyed, proteins that were originally separated may come into contact in the laboratory.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 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

Bree sets it up on a nearby cart and begins the process of unhooking its compartments.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton


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