Section ˈsekʃn Large Road Divided Extra Examples Book

• that section of the road is still closed.
• the tail section of the plane
• the library has a large biology section.
• the shed comes in sections that you assemble yourself.

section

1. any of the parts into which something is divided
• SEE ALSO conic section
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/conic-section
• That section of the road is still closed.
• the tail section of the plane
• The library has a large biology section.

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• Large sections of the forest have been destroyed by acid rain.
• You'll find the book in the music section.
2. a separate part of a structure from which the whole can be put together
• The shed comes in sections that you assemble yourself.
3. a separate part of a document, book, etc.
• These issues will be discussed more fully in the next section.
• the sports section of the newspaper
• The report has a section on accidents at work.
• The book is divided into four sections.
• It is difficult to navigate from one section of the site to another.
• Feel free to add your own ideas in the comments section.
• the previous/following/final section
• Section by section, this essay examines and explores the key terms.

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• I skipped the section on garden design.
• The book is divided into chapters, sections, and sub-sections.
• The new edition of the dictionary adds a section on phrasal verbs.
• The case was the first prosecution under Section 3A of the Road Traffic Act 1988.
• Section 3 applies to clauses which restrict liability.
4. a separate group within a larger group of people
• SEE ALSO rhythm section
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/rhythm-section
• an issue that will affect large sections of the population
• the brass section of an orchestra
• an area populated largely by the poorer sections of society
• The way he's been treated by certain sections of the media is despicable.
• We've had meetings with all sections of the community.
5. a department in an organization, institution, etc.
• SYNONYM division
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/division
• He's the director of the finance section.
• the section of the company dealing with customer services

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• He works in the embassy's political section.
• Which section of the company are you working in?
• The completed forms are passed to the personnel section for verification.
6. a district of a town, city or county
• the Dorchester section of Boston
• one of the city’s most affluent sections
7. a measure of land, equal to one square mile
8. a drawing or diagram of something as it would look if it were cut from top to bottom or from one side to the other
• SEE ALSO cross section
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/cross-section
• The illustration shows a section through a leaf.
• The architect drew the house in section.
9. the act of cutting or separating something in an operation
• SEE ALSO caesarean
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/caesarean_1
• The surgeon performed a section (= made a cut) on the vein.
10. a very thin flat piece cut from body tissue to be looked at under a microscope
• to examine a section from the kidney

Word Origin

• late Middle English (as a noun): from French section or Latin sectio(n-), from secare ‘to cut’. The verb dates from the early 19th cent.