partition
noun
a division into or distribution in portions or shares.
partitions
Example Sentences
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Comprising most of the museum’s 100,000 square feet of exhibition space, it is treated as one great loft, sliced into smaller galleries by nonstructural partitions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
"At shelters... there are no walls or partitions between people. It's very congested."
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
In small bathrooms, the team has deployed fancy tiles, lots of light and glass partitions instead of shower curtains.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2025
Some Djurgarden fans climbed over partitions to access the away section.
From BBC ● May 9, 2025
The dorms were divided by waist-high partitions into single or double cubicles.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
