cordon
IPA: kˈɔrdʌn
noun
- (archaic) A ribbon normally worn diagonally across the chest as a decoration or insignia of rank etc. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
- A line of people or things placed around an area to enclose or protect it. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
- (cricket) The arc of fielders on the off side, behind the batsman - the slips and gully. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
- (botany) A woody plant, such as a fruit tree, pruned and trained to grow as a single stem on a support. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
- A surname.
verb
- Only used in cordon off
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Examples of "cordon" in Sentences
- The town within the fort was cordoned by nine gates.
- This was the outer cordon limit that the police had set.
- The cordon is enforced through the use of police checkpoints.
- He was also promoted to Grand Cordon of the Order of the Nile.
- In 1805 Moncey received the grand cordon of the legion of honor.
- Police then threw a cordon around the camp and killed the gunman.
- A police cordon blocked the square to the left of Old North Street.
- In 1805, the sergeant received the grand cordon of the legion of honor.
- He was awarded the Grand Cordon of the Rising Sun by the government of Japan.
- In 1987, he was awarded the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers.