Thesaurus results for CORDON

cordon

noun

as in barricade

a line of people or objects that are placed around or in front of a person or place to keep people away A cordon of police kept protesters away from the building.

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Recent Examples of cordon Security units established a cordon around the mosque while the authorities began investigating and collecting evidence into the incident, the interior ministry said. —

Eyad Kourdi, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025 Police officers briefly formed a cordon to prevent a surge of protesters after an Israeli flag was reportedly waved by a passer-by. —

Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025 Medical equipment is pictured inside a police cordon outside Huntingdon Station on Saturday following a stabbing on a train. —

Dennis Romero, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2025 As well as renovations in the magnificent home, new trees have been planted and a security cordon has been created surrounding the house with about 150 acres. —

Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cordon

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barricade

Noun

The able-bodied men moved wooden tables, benches, and chairs together to make a barricade against the water.

— Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
Highway 32 remains partially closed, with barricades still in place at Highway 110 and Browntown Road.

— Christopher Harris, CBS News, 4 May 2026