compartmentation
[ kuh m-pahrt-muh n-tey-shuh n ]
/ kəmˌpɑrt mənˈteɪ ʃən /
noun Nautical.
subdivision of a hull into spaces enclosed by watertight bulkheads and sometimes by watertight decks.
Origin of compartmentation
First recorded in 1955–60;
compartment +
-ation
Words nearby compartmentation
compart,
compartimento,
compartment,
compartmental,
compartmentalize,
compartmentation,
compass,
compass card,
compass course,
compass deviation,
compass deviation card
Example sentences from the Web for compartmentation
The craft seemed to have been circular, with compartmentation in spiral form, like a chambered nautilus.
Stamped Caution |Raymond Zinke Gallun