Cordon

Quick meaning: Cordon is a noun meaning A line of people or things placed around an area to enclose or protect it. [from 16th c.].

Meaning

A line of people or things placed around an area to enclose or protect it. [from 16th c.].

More Meanings

1. (cricket) The arc of fielders on the off side, behind the batsman: the slips and gully. [from 20th c.]
2. (botany) A woody plant, such as a fruit tree, pruned and trained to grow as a single stem on a support. [from 19th c.]
3. (transitive) Synonym of cordon off.
4. (archaic) A ribbon normally worn diagonally across the chest as a decoration or insignia of rank etc. [from 17th c.]

Example Sentences

Strong detachments of infantry instead of gendarmes cordoned the streets leading to the Lycée.

Word Forms

• cordons
• cordoning
• cordoned

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include ribbon, yarn, thread, belt, cord, string.

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