Thesaurus results for CORDON

cordon

noun

Definition of cordon

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 Joe Root led the slip cordon in raising their arms in excitement and disbelief at the near miss. — Paul Newman, New York Times, 4 June 2026 While the rally at a central square in Belgrade passed peacefully, groups of young assailants later clashed with riot police, throwing flares, rocks and bottles at police cordons. — Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026 The Declaration and each page of the Constitution had been packed in cases and ceremoniously carried down the steps of the Library between a cordon of eighty-eight uniformed servicewomen, and each case placed in a Marine Corps personnel carrier. — Literary Hub, 13 May 2026 Police said there was no risk to people outside a cordon around the scene. — ABC News, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for cordon

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barricade

Noun

Thousands of fans, six deep along the barricades, waited for this LSU team, led by Kiffin, to walk the streets just outside of Tiger Stadium.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
So in 1995, the brothers launched a side hustle of their own, offering traffic safety—rental equipment, cones, barricades, and signs on the road, plus 24/7 emergency dispatch—all in one place.

— Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026