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compartmentation

[ kuhm-pahrt-muhn-tey-shuhn ]

noun

, Nautical.
  1. subdivision of a hull into spaces enclosed by watertight bulkheads and sometimes by watertight decks.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of compartmentation1

First recorded in 1955–60; compartment + -ation
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Example Sentences

The craft seemed to have been circular, with compartmentation in spiral form, like a chambered nautilus.

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