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compartment

[kuhm-pahrt-muhnt] / kəmˈpɑrt mənt /


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I had to use the trunk opener inside the glove compartment, which, of course, had been jimmied open, and I kept closed with duct tape.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 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

"This really bucked that trend and caused selective reduction of fat in that visceral compartment."

From Science Daily May 7, 2026

Grunting, the adzukulu carefully lowered the coffin with ropes, into the smaller compartment.

From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba

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

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 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

Seldom if ever does Nature operate in closed and separate compartments, and she has not done so in distributing the earth’s water supply.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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