All 3 Uses
component
in
The Hunt for Red October
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- Nearing graduation, his class was exposed to the various components of the Russian fleet.†
Chpt 3. *
- Its main component was an eighteen-foot-diameter dome located in the bow.†
Chpt 5.
- While the other armed services routinely had their components run exercises against allies or themselves in emulation of Eastern Bloc tactics, the navy had its attack submarines play their games against the real thing—and constantly.†
Chpt 5.
Definitions:
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(1)
(component) a self-contained part of something that when combined with other parts makes something that is larger or more complex
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) A comprehensive dictionary will also describe more specialized senses of component.