| Compartment 1. (n.) One of the parts into which an enclosed portion of space is divided, as by partitions, or lines; as, the compartments of a cabinet, a house, or a garden. 2. (n.) One of the sections into which the hold of a ship is divided by water-tight bulkheads. Thesaurus Entries alcove, bay, below, between-decks, boiler room, booth, box, brig, bunker, cabin, caboose, camboose, cavity, cell, cellule, chamber, chart room, conning tower, crib, crypt, cubicle, division, enclosed space, engine room, forecastle, forepeak, galley, head, hold, hole, hollow, lazaret, locker, manger, niche, part, partition, pew, pilothouse, quarters, radio room, roundhouse, sail loft, section, sick bay, slot, space, stall, stateroom, stokehold, topside, vault, wardroom |