Usage Note
Compartimento (also spelled compartimiento) is any enclosed section or division — compartimento de equipaje (luggage compartment), compartimento estanco (watertight compartment). The double spelling is accepted by the RAE; both forms are equally correct. The verb is compartir (to share), though the nouns are unrelated in meaning.
Examples
"Guardó el pasaporte en el compartimento superior."
Natural Translation
He stored the passport in the overhead compartment.
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