Sekirov Dictionary

cordon

/ˈkɔː(ɹ)dən/

noun 4
verb 1
forms 3
phrases 1

noun4

A line of people or things placed around an area to enclose or protect it.
A woody plant, such as a fruit tree, pruned and trained to grow as a single stem on a support.
The arc of fielders on the off side, behind the batsman: the slips and gully.
A ribbon normally worn diagonally across the chest as a decoration or insignia of rank etc.

verb1

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Synonym of cordon off.
- Strong detachments of infantry instead of gendarmes cordoned the streets leading to the Lycée. — 1899

forms

cordoned · cordoning · cordons

Phrases with cordon

cordon off
To protect from intrusion by enclosing in a rope or other barrier.

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