department-store
UK/dɪ'pɑːtm(ə)nt-stɔː/US
Definitions
n.
A large shop divided into departments, each selling a different type of goods
百货商店，百货公司
Root Breakdown
Root-deriveddepartmentdown, away, reversal
+
storepart, divide, share
=department-store
department + store = a store split into departments. See department.
Example Sentences
- 1.
We bought the coat at a department-store downtown.