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cloison

partition wall, dividing wall

noun klwah-ZON Rare
Home & Lifestyle Construction

Origin: Latin 'clausio' (enclosure)

Also means

bulkhead (on a ship)

Usage Note

Cloison refers to a non-load-bearing interior wall separating rooms, distinct from un mur (a structural wall). Figuratively, des cloisons can mean barriers between departments or disciplines — travailler sans cloisons means to work in an open, collaborative way. The nautical sense refers to a watertight bulkhead.

Examples

"Ils ont posé une cloison pour séparer les deux pièces."

Natural Translation

They put up a partition wall to separate the two rooms.

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