CORDON


Meaning of CORDON in English

I. cor ‧ don 1 /ˈkɔːdn $ ˈkɔːrdn/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: cordon 'strip of cloth or decorative cord' (16-21 centuries) , from French , from corde ; ⇨ ↑ cord ]

a line of police officers, soldiers, or vehicles that is put around an area to stop people going there

cordon of

A cordon of police surrounded the building.

cordon around

the security cordon around the capital

II. cordon 2 BrE AmE verb

cordon something ↔ off phrasal verb

to surround and protect an area with police officers, soldiers, or vehicles:

Police cordoned off the street where the murder took place.

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