compound作为名词到底有什么意思啊?

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compound作为名词到底有什么意思啊?
比如Progress,however,has been slow in Marjah town as forces clear homemade bombs and booby traps from roads and compounds

然而在马尔亚镇上,军队从路上和居民区中清除自制炸*弹和隐藏的陷阱的进展异常缓慢.
compound 指的是圈起来的地区,可以是院落,也可以是复式居住区.
不明白的再问哟,望及时采纳,多谢!