Compartment

Definitions

1. A room, or section, or chamber, typically within a vehicle.
2. One of the parts into which an area is subdivided.
3. The part of a protein that serves a specific function.
4. A mound (often of grass), shelf (of e.g. wall) or other thing beneath the shield in a coat of arms on which the supporters stand.
5. A region in the body, delimited by a biological membrane.

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Examples

“Two men were seated in a well-lit compartment of a third-class railway carriage.”

“This is a second-class ticket. And you're sitting in the first class!” “I'd no idea,” Haldiram said. “I didn't know⟳ what compartment was this.” And looking around, he asked, “Where does it say⟳ First Class? I still can't see⟳ it.”

“Because of the heavy traffic, the 1960-61 Christmas guide⟳ to trains between King's Cross and the north stated: "To make⟳ travel⟳ conditions as comfortable as possible, passengers are requested to raise⟳ arm rests to enable four people to be seated on each side of those compartments which are fitted with arm rests."”

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