first-class compartment
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffirst classandcompartment
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first-class
adjective
uk/ˌfɜːst ˈklɑːs/us/ˌfɝːst ˈklæs/
excellent:
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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 offirst-classandcompartmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Those who hold third-class tickets sometimes find that afirst-classcompartmenthas stopped opposite them, but they are not allowed to enter it.
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I wanted to get into afirst-classcompartment, hut it was locked.
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On one occasion we went into afirst-classcompartmentwhere a little boy was sitting.
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There the position is even worse, because on the long-distance train one proceeds along, not daring to enter afirst-classcompartment.
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I went through everyfirst-classcompartmentwithout finding one in which a person could sit with anything like comfort, and without having his stomach turned.
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On each side of a third-class compartment six persons can be seated, and on each side of afirst-classcompartmentfour persons.
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The ticket-collector does not come round to overcrowded third-class compartments and inform the passengers there is room in afirst-classcompartment.
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Is there not accommodation for six persons in afirst-classcompartmentin a corridor train?
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I passed through the next coach, but further progress to the rear was stopped, as the door which is adjoining thefirst-classcompartmentwas locked.
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In a third-class compartment in a corridor train there is seating accommodation for four on each side; in afirst-classcompartment, only three on each side.
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When that has taken place a few times you get a bit tired of it, and you will not run the risk of entering afirst-classcompartment.
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All sub-class 319/4 units received a refurbishedfirst-classcompartment, apart from 319444, which retained its original 1997-designedfirst-classcompartment.
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Thefirst-classcompartmentwas enclosed in the centre with two long benches on both sides, with both the front and back ends open.
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That is why the doors of first-class compartments are locked until a certain time, after which third-class passengers are allowed to enter.
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