| compartment | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. compartment | a space into which an area is subdivided. |
| ~ cell | any small compartment.; "the cells of a honeycomb" |
| ~ cubbyhole, pigeonhole | a small compartment. |
| ~ letter box, po box, pob, post-office box, call box | a numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for. |
| ~ space | an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things).; "the architect left space in front of the building"; "they stopped at an open space in the jungle"; "the space between his teeth" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. compartment | a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area. |
| ~ bay | a compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose.; "he opened the bomb bay" |
| ~ bay | a compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital.; "they put him in the sick bay" |
| ~ box | separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people.; "the sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold" |
| ~ box, loge | private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance.; "the royal box was empty" |
| ~ cab | a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits. |
| ~ cabin | the enclosed compartment of an aircraft or spacecraft where passengers are carried. |
| ~ cabin | small room on a ship or boat where people sleep. |
| ~ locker, storage locker, cabinet | a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock. |
| ~ cable car, car | a conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway.; "they took a cable car to the top of the mountain" |
| ~ elevator car, car | where passengers ride up and down.; "the car was on the top floor" |
| ~ car, gondola | the compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plant. |
| ~ cockpit | compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft. |
| ~ couchette | a compartment on a European passenger train; contains 4 to 6 berths for sleeping. |
| ~ drawing room | a private compartment on a sleeping car with three bunks and a toilet. |
| ~ glove compartment | compartment on the dashboard of a car. |
| ~ automobile trunk, luggage compartment, trunk | compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools.; "he put his golf bag in the trunk" |
| ~ module | detachable compartment of a spacecraft. |
| ~ pilothouse, wheelhouse | an enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be navigated. |
| ~ room | an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling.; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view" |
| ~ roomette | a small private compartment for one on a sleeping car. |
| ~ stall | a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed. |
| ~ well | an enclosed compartment in a ship or plane for holding something as e.g. fish or a plane's landing gear or for protecting something as e.g. a ship's pumps. |
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