Definition of cordon
1a : an ornamental cord or ribbon untied the cordon that fastened his cloakb : stringcourse
2a : a line of troops or of military posts enclosing an area to prevent passageb : 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
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Examples of cordon in a Sentence
A cordon of police kept protesters away from the building.
Origin and Etymology of cordon
French, diminutive of corde cord
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Definition of cordon
transitive verb
: to form a protective or restrictive cordon (see 1cordon 2) around —usually used with off Police cordoned off the area around the crime scene.
Origin and Etymology of cordon
see 1cordon
CORDON Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of cordon for English Language Learners
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: a line of people or objects that are placed around or in front of a person or place to keep people away
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