compartment
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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
In Tesla's Model 3, for example, passengers must reach into a compartment inside the door pocket and find a release cable to manually open the rear door, according to the company's website.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
In January 2025 an Air Busan plane was destroyed on the tarmac in Gimhae Airport in South Korea, with investigators concluding a power bank battery pack left in an overhead luggage compartment was the culprit.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Each seat has its own overhead luggage compartment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Quickly, I stashed my duffel bag in the overhead compartment.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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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
The researchers are working to program these droplets so they behave as active, dynamic, cell-sized compartments.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 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
He unsnapped the flap of the purse and was rummaging through the zippered compartments when the door opened.
From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau
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Vocabulary lists containing compartment
"Modern Automotive Technology," Vocabulary from Section 6
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ment
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