SECTION

Section

A section is a small military unit in some armies. In many armies, it is a squad of seven to twelve soldiers. However in France and armies based on the French model, it is the sub-division of a company .

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section

Noun

  1. A cutting; a part cut out from the rest of something.
  2. A part, piece, subdivision of anything.
  3. A part of a document.
  4. An act or instance of cutting.
  5. A cross-section (image that shows an object as if cut along a plane).
    1. A cross-section perpendicular the longitudinal axis of an aircraft in flight.
  6. An incision or the act of making an incision.
  7. A thin slice of material prepared as a specimen for research.
  8. A group of 10-15 soldiers lead by a non-commissioned officer and forming part of a platoon.
  9. A right inverse.
  10. A piece of residential land usually a quarter of an acre, a plot.

Verb

  1. To cut, divide or separate into pieces.
  2. To commit (a person, to a hospital, with or without their consent), as for mental health reasons.


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