compartment-n; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: enclosed partition of a larger space or area

Commentary: COMPARTMENT[+entity][+physical][+space][+partition][+enclosed]

Examples:
The ship's aft cargo compartment was taking on water.
There is some ice cream in the freezer compartment.
I got a first-class compartment on the train to Vienna.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2

Sense Number 2: an abstract constraint separating components of a classification system

Commentary: COMPARTMENT[+entity][+abstract][+separator][+component][+system][+classification]
NOTE: a figurative extension of Sense 1

Examples:
They felt religion and politics should be kept in separate compartments.
Mary is good at keeping her professional and personal life in different compartments.

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WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 1d

Sense Number 3: none of the above

Commentary: Automatically generated NOTA sense (bbn)

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