half-section

British  

noun

1. engineering a scale drawing of a section through a symmetrical object that shows only half the object

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Example Sentences

The half-section found two sentinels on the bridge who were completely surprised.

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“Right, sir.—Smithy, take the left half-section, and cut off the retreat on the left.—Ready, sir?—Douse that glim!”

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The same selection is here republished, with the addition of a half-section then omitted, describing a visit to the Kona coast of Hawaii and the lepers’ port of embarkation for Molokai.

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His will was a simple thing, containing the bequest of all his possessions, including the half-section of land so long in litigation, and the requests regarding his funeral.

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"Father says every foot of the half-section ought to be viewed from that tree, except what's in the little clump about the cabin."

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