noun

compartment

Translation

compartment, section

Please put your bag in the overhead compartment.

The train has six compartments in each carriage.

The box has several small compartments.

a compartment for ((sth.)) There is a small compartment for your keys.

an overhead compartment Please put your bag in the overhead compartment.

Synonyms: section, division, cubicle

From Latin 'com-' (together) + 'partiri' (to divide), meaning a space that has been 'divided up'.

Notice the word 'part' inside compartment. Think of a train car or a box that is divided into several 'parts' or sections.