storage compartment

collocation in English

meaningsofstorageandcompartment

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storage
noun[U]
uk
/ˈstɔː.rɪdʒ/us
/ˈstɔːr.ɪdʒ/
the putting and keeping of things in a special place for use in ...
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compartment
noun[C]
uk
/kəmˈpɑːt.mənt/us
/kəmˈpɑːrt.mənt/
one of the separate areas inside a vehicle, especially ...
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(Definition ofstorageandcompartmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The rearstoragecompartmentis commonly referred to as a ' trunk ' of an automobile.
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Fire broke into thestoragecompartmentof the building and spread among flat-pack furniture laid out on steel storage racking.
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On models without third row seating, this depression was turned into astoragecompartment.
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Shortly after departing, a fire started in astoragecompartmentin the forward section.
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There is an additional baggagestoragecompartmentin front of the cabin, located beneath a hermetically sealed hatch.
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Some notable features of the redesign were dual glove boxes and an in-floor lazy susanstoragecompartment, located in the previous generation's spare tire well.
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The glove box was replaced with a lockablestoragecompartmentunder the dashboard.
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There was astoragecompartmentat the rear of the vehicle, underneath the crew seats.
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A notable feature is the children's safety seat as used in cars and thestoragecompartmentbelow the seat.
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A lower compartment, mostly intact, is thought to have possibly functioned as a "genizah" orstoragecompartmentwhere old or unused scrolls were stored.
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Under the bench seat, which folded down to make full size bed, was astoragecompartmentand a rear heater.
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The center console-mounted transmission shifter included astoragecompartmentand a tachometer.
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Typical school backpacks generally lack the rigid frame of an outdoor-style backpack and include only a few pockets in addition to the mainstoragecompartment.
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A refrigerator without a frozen foodstoragecompartmentmay have a small section just to make ice cubes.
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Thestoragecompartmentalso has a foldaway seat cover and a courtesy light.
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The crop is a distension of the alimentary canal that functions as an expandablestoragecompartment.
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The most striking features of this monastery are cisterns,storagecompartmentand the walls.
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The scooter has a classic 4 speed manual left hand-shift transmission, kick starter, and frontstoragecompartment.
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