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

Airline pilot Ryota Mise, on a layover from Japan, finished off his fettuccine Alfredo — a portion that might not have fit in an overhead compartment — and declared it “yummy.”

From Los Angeles Times

The enzyme it encodes is a master traffic controller, regulating the movement of proteins and compartments called vesicles inside cells.

From Science Magazine

Wash all the shelves and ice compartments and let them dry completely.

From Salon

This is important since we often keep milk in this compartment, thereby increasing the risk of it going off before the use-by date.

From Salon