n.
- a separate section of a structure or container.
▸a division of a railway carriage marked by partitions.
- Heraldry a grassy mound or other support depicted below a shield.
v.
divide into compartments.
Derivative
- compartmental adj.
- compartmentally adv.
- compartmentation n.
Etymology
C16: from Fr. compartiment, based on late L. compartiri ‘divide’.