compartment

Example Sentences

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The ship also had a series of watertight compartments and could remain afloat if up to four were breached.

From BBC

Lysosomes are small compartments enclosed by membranes that serve as the cell's recycling centers.

From Science Daily

Hydrogen peroxide is abundant within the small compartment that houses the crystals, and the parasite naturally produces it as a byproduct.

From Science Daily

Together we climbed onto the train, together found seats in a crowded compartment, together wept tears of gratitude.

From Literature

Some become embedded in the cell walls of leaves, while others are placed into structures called vacuoles, which act as storage compartments that hold unwanted materials inside cells.

From Science Daily