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noun
a separate room, section, or chamber:
We kept the machine in a storage compartment.
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noun section of a railway carriage ADJ. first-class, second-class | non-smoking, smoking | passenger, sleeping, luggage PREP. in a/the ~ section of a container, etc. ADJ. separate | secret | battery, freezer, glove, storage Your sunglasses are in the glove compartment. VERB + COMPARTMENT be divided into The case is divided into four separate compartments. PREP. in a/the ~
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