section (noun)
1section — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ opening ▪ concluding, final, middle ▪ following, next, subsequent ▪ preceding …
2section — ► NOUN 1) any of the more or less distinct parts into which something is divided or from which it is made up. 2) a distinct group within a larger body of people or things. 3) the shape resulting from cutting a solid by or along a plane. 4) a… …
3section — sec‧tion [ˈsekʆn] noun 1. [countable] one of the parts of an organization or department: • You will need to speak to the manager of the marketing services section. • Toyota suffered its biggest drop in profit since its sales and manufacturing… …
4section — I (division) noun category, class, compartment, component, department, detachment, fraction, fragment, group, grouping, part, segment, separate part, separation, subdivision, subgroup II (vicinity) noun area, block, clime, demesne, environs,… …
5section man — noun someone who teaches a section of a large college course • Hypernyms: ↑teacher, ↑instructor * * * noun 1. : section hand 2. : section boss 2 * * * …
6section boss — noun 1. or section foreman : the foreman of a section gang 2. : a third hand in a textile mill * * * Railroads. the boss of a section gang. [1865 70] * * * section boss, U.S. section foreman …
7section house — noun 1. : a small building for storing tools and equipment needed to maintain a railroad section 2. : a railroad owned dwelling at or near a railroad section for housing a section boss and his family or the members of a section gang …
8section crew — noun see section gang * * * section gang or section crew, U.S. a group of workmen who maintain a single railroad section …
9section\ crew — • section gang • section crew noun A group of railroad workers who watch and repair a number of miles of track. The section crew was called out to fix the broken bridge …
10section\ gang — • section gang • section crew noun A group of railroad workers who watch and repair a number of miles of track. The section crew was called out to fix the broken bridge …