compartment

Example Sentences

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At the peak of the fire, 100 containers were alight in four different compartments of the ship, according to Fire Department spokesperson Capt. Adam VanGerpen.

From Los Angeles Times

“The cannibal book, too. I followed my nose and the scent of the sea, all the way inside Quinzawoo’s room, under his bed, and into the secret compartment of his hidden suitcase. Easy!”

From Literature

All the divers and archaeologists, for example, got especially excited when a chest containing a secret compartment was brought up to the surface.

From Literature

The temperature rose to 120 degrees, 140 in the engine compartment.

From Literature

Gradually, those compartments flooded with water, and the station gained speed on its way to the bottom of the ocean.

From Literature