compartment carriage

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• compartment — [n] section, subdivision alcove, area, bay, berth, booth, carrel, carriage, category, cell, chamber, corner, cubbyhole, cubicle, department, division, hole, locker, niche, nook, part, piece, pigeonhole, place, portion, slot, stall; concept 434 …   New thesaurus

• compartment — ► NOUN 1) a separate section of a structure or container. 2) a division of a railway carriage marked by partitions. DERIVATIVES compartmental adjective compartmentally adverb. ORIGIN French compartiment, from Latin compartiri divide …   English terms dictionary

• Carriage — A carriage is a wheeled vehicle for people, usually horse drawn. It is especially designed for private passenger use and for comfort or elegance, though some are also used to transport goods. It may be light, smart and fast or heavy, large and… …   Wikipedia

• compartment — [[t]kəmpɑ͟ː(r)tmənt[/t]] compartments 1) N COUNT A compartment is one of the separate spaces into which a railway carriage is divided. On the way home we shared our first class compartment with a group of businessmen. 2) N COUNT A compartment is… …   English dictionary

• compartment */ — UK [kəmˈpɑː(r)tmənt] / US [kəmˈpɑrtmənt] noun [countable] Word forms compartment : singular compartment plural compartments 1) one of the separate parts of a container or place where things are stored the freezer compartment of a fridge She found …   English dictionary

• compartment — /kəmˈpatmənt / (say kuhm pahtmuhnt) noun 1. a part or space marked or partitioned off. 2. a separate room, section, etc.: the compartment of a railway carriage; a watertight compartment in a ship. 3. Architecture, Art an ornamental division of a… …  

• compartment — noun a) A room, or section, or chamber , Two men were seated in a well lighted compartment of a third class carriage. b) One of the parts in which an …   Wiktionary

• compartment — noun 1》 a separate section of a structure or container.     ↘a division of a railway carriage marked by partitions. 2》 Heraldry a grassy mound or other support depicted below a shield. verb divide into compartments. Derivatives compartmental… …   English new terms dictionary

• compartment — [kəmˈpɑːtmənt] noun [C] 1) one of the separate parts of a container or place where things are stored 2) one of the separate spaces into which a railway CARRIAGE is divided …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• compartment — n. & v. n. 1 a space within a larger space, separated from the rest by partitions, e.g. in a railway carriage, wallet, desk, etc. 2 Naut. a watertight division of a ship. 3 an area of activity etc. kept apart from others in a person s mind. v.tr …   Useful english dictionary

• Coach (carriage) — The Gold State Coach of the British monarch A coach was originally a large, usually closed, four wheeled carriage with two or more horses harnessed as a team, controlled by a coachman and/or one or more postilions. It had doors in the sides, with …   Wikipedia