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- Dictionarycordon/ˈkɔːdn/
noun
- 1. a line or circle of police, soldiers, or guards preventing access to or from an area or building: "the crowd was halted in front of the police cordon" Similar
- 2. a fruit tree trained to grow as a single stem.
verb
- 1. prevent access to or from an area or building by surrounding it with police or other guards: "the city centre was cordoned off after fires were discovered in two stores"
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Cordon is a noun that means an ornamental cord, a line of troops or persons, or an espalier. It is also a verb that means to form a protective or restrictive line around something.
Learn the definition of cordon as a noun in English, with examples and pronunciation. A cordon is a line of police, soldiers, vehicles, etc. positioned around an area to guard it or to close it off.
Cordon is a noun that means a line or circle of people, objects, or ships around an area, or a cord or ribbon worn as an ornament or badge. It can also be a verb meaning to surround or blockade with a cordon.
Cordon definition: a line of police, sentinels, military posts, warships, etc., enclosing or guarding an area.. See examples of CORDON used in a sentence.
Learn the meaning of cordon as a noun and a verb, with examples and synonyms. A cordon is a line or circle of people, soldiers, ships, etc. around an area to guard it or prevent movement in or out.
Cordon is a noun meaning a line of police officers, soldiers, or vehicles that is put around an area to stop people going there. It can also be a verb meaning to close off an area with a line. See examples from the corpus and the verb table.
noun In fortification: A course of stones jutting before the rampart and the base of the parapet, or a course of stones between the wall of a fortress which lies aslope and the parapet which is perpendicular: introduced as an ornament, and used only in fortifications of stonework.
