All 6 Uses of
partition
in
Obasan
- White men are pictured in the newspaper filling ticks with bales of straw for mattresses, putting up makeshift partitions for toilets—etc.†
Chpt 14
- There are no partitions of any kind whatsoever and the people are treated worse than livestock, which at least had their own pens and special food when they were there.†
Chpt 14
- She sleeps in a partitioned stall—being on the staff, so to speak.†
Chpt 14partitioned = divided
- The toilets are just a sheet-metal trough and up till now they didn't have partitions or seats.†
Chpt 14
- The women complained, so they put in partitions and a terribly makeshift seat.†
Chpt 14
- On the other side of a partition is a family with three children.
Chpt 22 *partition = a structure (less substantial than a wall) that divides a room
Definition:
something that divides space
or: the act of dividing into parts, or a divided part
or: the act of dividing into parts, or a divided part