Section and Unit

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Section noun - An area (as of a city) set apart for some purpose or having some special feature.

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Unit is a synonym for section in segment topic. In some cases you can use "Unit" instead a noun "Section".

Nearby Words: sectioned, sector, sect, sectioning, sectional

Unit noun - A single undivided whole.

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Section is a synonym for unit in whole topic. You can use "Section" instead a noun "Unit", if it concerns topics such as part, detachment, component.

Nearby Word: unitary

good	good section	good unit
special	special section	special unit
particular	particular section	particular unit
specific	specific section	specific unit
Other adjectives: complete, separate, top, single, heavy, small, entire, large, main, secret, new, major, given, military, extra, last, central, different, stealth.

Enjoy the moment of triumph that you just evaded death by rocket, and then enjoy realizing that this section of wall was blocking another enemy unit's line of sight to your unit's off-guard rear end.

Source: Video Game / Frozen Synapse
Section 8: Prejudice introduces a unit called the Spear which serves as the game's Big Bad.

Source: No Such Agency
Elite Mook: A rogue section of Arintharat 26 (The RTP's main anti-crime/terrorist unit acting in a SWAT role) is brought in by Changrok to hunt down S20.

Source: Series / Strike Back

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