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View usage for: (kɔːʳdən) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense cordons, present participle cordoning, past tense, past participle cordonedcountable nounA cordon is a line or ring of police, soldiers, or vehicles preventing people from entering or leaving an area. Police formed a cordon between the two crowds. Synonyms: chain, line, ring, barrier More Synonyms of cordon Phrasal verbs: See cordon off cordon in British English (ˈkɔːdən) noun1. a chain of police, soldiers, ships, etc, stationed around an area 2. a ribbon worn as insignia of honour or rank 3. a cord or ribbon worn as an ornament or fastening 4. Also called: stringcourse, belt course, table architecture an ornamental projecting band or continuous moulding along a wall 5. horticulture a form of fruit tree consisting of a single stem bearing fruiting spurs, produced by cutting back all lateral branches verb6. (transitive; often foll by off) to put or form a cordon (around); close (off) Word origin C16: from Old French, literally: a little cord, from corde string, cordcordon in American English (ˈkɔrdən; ˈkɔrdən) noun1. a line or circle of police, soldiers, forts, ships, etc. stationed around an area to guard it 2. a cord, ribbon, or braid worn as a decoration or badge verb transitive4. to encircle or shut (off) with a cordon Word origin OFr, dim. of corde: see cord Examples of 'cordon' in a sentencecordon The cordon made a wide avenue; people lined it, flags everywhere.Downstairs again, Ed met her with the news that a cordon had been thrown around the cemetery.Sleep was a cordon keeping life at bay -- which was exactly where Diego thought it should be kept."We're clamping off everything to the west and stopping anyone moving on the streets or driving out of the cordon. British English: cordon NOUN A cordon is a line or ring of police, soldiers, or vehicles preventing people from entering or leaving an area. Police formed a cordon between the two crowds. - American English: cordon
- Brazilian Portuguese: cordão
- Chinese: 警戒线
- European Spanish: cordón
- French: cordon
- German: Kordon
- Italian: cordonedi poliziotti
- Japanese: 非常線
- Korean: 비상 경계선
- European Portuguese: cordão
- Latin American Spanish: cordón
Chinese translation of 'cordon' n (c) - (Mil, Police)
警戒线(線) (jǐngjiè xiàn)
Definition a chain of police, soldiers, or vehicles guarding an area Police formed a cordon between the two crowds. Synonyms chain ring barrier picket line phrasal verbSee cordon something offAdditional synonymsthe latest in a long line of successes Synonyms series, chain, string, sequence, procession- cord
- cordial
- cordiality
- cordon
- cordon something off
- core
- cork
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