Also means
marshalling yard (railways)
Usage Note
Triage comes from the verb trier (to sort). In medical French it retains the same sense familiar in English — prioritising casualties by urgency. In everyday use, un centre de triage can refer to a sorting facility for waste or mail. The English word 'triage' is a direct borrowing from French.
Examples
"Le triage des blessés se fait en urgence."
Natural Translation
The sorting of casualties is done urgently.
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