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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

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

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

Ayanna expanded the raft, we all stepped on board, and we floated through the cleansing curtain and back into the trash compartment.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

Designed to resemble a high-end fashion boutique, the space features floor-to-ceiling glass-front cabinetry, custom storage compartments, and elegant lighting.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

The chancellor's aides are using intelligence-style security measures to guard its secrets: the Budget has been split into "compartments" with very few given access to all of them.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

"Surprisingly, we discovered this collapse happens at every level of genome organization -- compartments, domains, and chromatin loops."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026

But that is why it is essential that devices are kept in the cabin, not in overhead compartments, and definitely not in the hold.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 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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