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dividers

British

/ dɪˈvaɪdəz /

plural noun

a type of compass with two pointed arms, used for measuring lines or dividing them

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Lau's cubicle is one of nine in a single unit, separated by thin wooden dividers, in a 60-year-old building in one of Hong Kong's poorest neighbourhoods, Sham Shui Po.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Then there are the tall medians - or road dividers, as they are locally called.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2025

Though the move hasn’t been without its challenges for the K-6 community: The new space doesn’t have permanent interior walls, requiring the use of temporary dividers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2025

Despite using room dividers to shrink the space, the campaign could not hide that the crowd felt like a medium-sized wedding, albeit a pathetic one where no one cares for the couple.

From Salon • Aug. 7, 2024

Mr. Khoury presses on, and I slip through a gap in the rear dividers.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

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