cordon

¹cor·don

noun \ˈkȯr-d^ən, -ˌdän\

Definition of CORDON

1

a : an ornamental cord or ribbon b : stringcourse

2

a : a line of troops or of military posts enclosing an area to prevent passage b : a line of persons or objects around a person or place <a cordon of police>

3

: an espalier especially of a fruit tree trained as a single horizontal shoot or two diverging horizontal shoots in a single line

Examples of CORDON

1. A cordon of police kept protesters away from the building.

Origin of CORDON

French, diminutive of corde cord

First Known Use: 15th century

Other Building Terms

batten, cistern, hearth, lath, transom, wainscot

Rhymes with CORDON

warden