A section is one part of a big thing. For example, a book has many sections. Each section is separate but still part of the book or object.
I read the first section of the book.
This building has a new section now.
A section can be a part of a company or school. It means a group of people who do the same job or study the same subject.
She works in the sales section.
The school has a science section.
A section can be a part that is cut from a whole. For example, you can cut a section of cake or bread to eat.
Can I have a section of the cake?
She cut a section from the bread.
A section shows the inside of an object by cutting it in your mind. This helps people understand how things look inside.
The engineer drew a section of the bridge.
Look at the section of the tree trunk.
A section can mean part of land that is marked for use. People use this word to talk about areas in maps or farms.
They bought a section of land near the river.
The farm has many sections for crops.
In music, a section is a group of similar instruments together. For example, all the violins form the string section.
The string section played loudly.
The brass section is very skilled.
To section means to divide something into parts. People can section land, groups, or things to organize them better.
They sectioned the garden into four parts.
The teacher sectioned the class for the test.
