Definition
A wooden partition, scaffolding, or rampart used in medieval warfare, or a wooden structure used to direct air flow in mines.
Etymology
From Old French bretèche (a wooden structure), possibly from brette (a thin board). The word evolved to mean both defensive structures in castles and later, industrial ventilation systems in coal mines.
Kelly Says
Medieval soldiers would quickly build brattices on castle walls to add extra defensive height during sieges, but the term got a second life in 1800s coal mines where brattices saved miners' lives by directing poisonous gases away from workers.
Translations
DADansk
vægpartition
ve-g-par-ti-tion
DEDeutsch
Wandschott
vands-h-ott
ELΕλληνικά
διαχωριστική πλάκα
di-a-cho-ris-ti-ki plaka
ESEspañol
separador
se-pa-ra-dor
FISuomi
seinäosasto
sein-ä-o-sa-sto
FRFrançais
cloison
klo-a-zon
HAHA
gidan tsakiya
gi-dan ts-aki-ya
HEעברית
מחיצה
ma-ch-it-za
HUMagyar
falelválasztó
fal-el-va-lasz-to
IDBahasa Indonesia
penghalang
pen-ga-lang
ITItaliano
parete divisorie
pa-re-te di-vi-so-rie
MSBahasa Melayu
penghalang
pen-ga-lang
NLNederlands
scheidingswand
schei-ding-s-wand
PLPolski
ściana dzieląca
s-ch-iana d-ziel-a-ca
PTPortuguês
divisória
di-vi-so-ria
RORomână
perete despărțitor
pe-re-te de-spar-ti-tor
RUРусский
перегородка
per-e-gor-od-ka
SWKiswahili
kikomo
ki-ko-mo
TAதமிழ்
பாகுபடுத்தும் சுவர்
ba-agu-pa-du-thum su-var
THไทย
ผนังแยก
phon-ang yaek
TLTL
pader ng paghihiwalay
pa-der ng pa-ghi-hi-wa-lay
TRTürkçe
duvar bölümü
du-var bo-lum-u
UKУкраїнська
перегородка
per-e-gor-od-ka
VITiếng Việt
tường ngăn
tuong ngan
ZUZU
umngqithi
um-ng-qithi