Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

passenger compartment

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.57 in modern English

Syllables
pas-sen-ger -com-part-ment
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The part of a road vehicle partitioned from the engine compartment, trunk or boot, etc., designed to hold the passengers and usually the driver; but in limousines and some taxis, buses and goods vehicles, the driver is separated in a cab or driver's compartment.

Etymology

From passenger + compartment.

Inflected Forms

passenger compartments (plural)

Questions

What does passenger compartment mean?
The part of a road vehicle partitioned from the engine compartment, trunk or boot, etc., designed to hold the passengers and usually the driver; but in limousines and some taxis, buses and goods vehicles, the driver is separated in a cab or driver's compartment.
Where does passenger compartment come from?
From passenger + compartment.

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