cordon

nounverbattested in dialogue

//ˈkɔː(ɹ)dən//

A line of people or things placed around an area to enclose or protect it.

noun

1
archaicA ribbon normally worn diagonally across the chest as a decoration or insignia of rank etc.
2
A line of people or things placed around an area to enclose or protect it.
3
The arc of fielders on the off side, behind the batsman: the slips and gully.
4
A woody plant, such as a fruit tree, pruned and trained to grow as a single stem on a support.

Etymology

From Middle English cordon, from Middle French cordon, from Old French cordon, diminutive of corde. More at cord.

verb

1
Synonym of cordon off.
Strong detachments of infantry instead of gendarmes cordoned the streets leading to the Lycée.

Forms

plural: cordons
past tense: cordoned
past participle: cordoned
present participle: cordoning
third person singular: cordons

Corbett · A surname from Anglo-Norman.cord · A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of…Cordelia · A female given name from Latin.

cordon · A line of people or things placed around an area to enclose or protect it.

Cordon · A surname.cords · Corduroys.Cords · A surname.

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