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cordon

Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːd(ə)n/

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Definition of cordon

noun

1a 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

2a fruit tree trained to grow as a single stem.

3 Architecture a projecting course of brick or stone on the face of a wall.

verb

[with object] (cordon something off)

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

Origin:

late Middle English (denoting an ornamental braid): from Italian cordone, augmentative of corda, and French cordon, diminutive of corde, both from Latin chorda 'string, rope' (see cord). cordon (sense 3 of the noun), the earliest of the current noun senses, dates from the early 18th century

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