cordon

cor·don  (kôrdn)

n.

1. A line of people, military posts, or ships stationed around an area to enclose or guard it.

2. A cord or braid worn as a fastening or ornament.

3. A ribbon usually worn diagonally across the breast as a badge of honor or decoration.

4. Architecture A stringcourse.

5. Botany A tree or shrub, especially a fruit tree such as an apple or pear, repeatedly pruned and trained to grow on a support as a single ropelike stem.

tr.v. cor·doned, cor·don·ing, cor·dons

To form a cordon around (an area) so as to prevent movement in or out: Troops cordoned off the riot zone.

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[French, from Old French, diminutive of corde, cord; see cord.]

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cordon [ˈkɔːd^ən]

n

1. (Military) a chain of police, soldiers, ships, etc., stationed around an area

2. a ribbon worn as insignia of honour or rank

3. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a cord or ribbon worn as an ornament or fastening

4. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) Also called string course belt course table Architect an ornamental projecting band or continuous moulding along a wall

5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) Horticulture a form of fruit tree consisting of a single stem bearing fruiting spurs, produced by cutting back all lateral branches

vb

(tr; often foll by off) to put or form a cordon (around); close (off)

[from Old French, literally: a little cord, from corde string, cord]

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Cordon a continuous line or circle of persons or objects forming a barrier around a person, place, or building; a string or row of stones. See also chain.

Examples: cordon of admirers, 1854; of strike pickets; of police, 1883; cordon sanitaire; of troops.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cordon - a series of sentinels or of military posts enclosing or guarding some place or thing series - similar things placed in order or happening one after another; "they were investigating a series of bank robberies"
	2.	cordon - cord or ribbon worn as an insignia of honor or rank insignia - a badge worn to show official position
	3.	cordon - adornment consisting of an ornamental ribbon or cord adornment - a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness

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cordon

noun chain, line, ring, barrier, picket line Police formed a cordon between the two crowds.

cordon something off surround, isolate, close off, fence off, separate, enclose, picket, encircle The police cordoned the area off.

Translations

cordon [ˈkɔːdn]

A. N → cordón m

B. VT (also to cordon off) → acordonar

C. CPD cordon sanitaire N (Pol) → cordón m sanitario

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cordon [ˈkɔː^rd^ən] n [police, soldiers, vehicles] → cordon m

cordon off

vt

[+ area] → interdire l'accès à

[+ crowd] → tenir à l'écart
cordon bleu [ˈkɔː^rdɒnˈblɜː] adj [cookery, cook] → de cordon bleu

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cordon

n

→ Kordon m, → Postenkette f; to put a cordon round something → einen Kordon um etw ziehen, etw (hermetisch) abriegeln

(= ribbon of an Order) → Kordon m, → (Ordens)band nt

(Hort) → Kordon m, → Schnurbaum m

vt = cordon off

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cordon [ˈkɔːdn] n → cordone m

cordon off vt + adv → fare cordone intorno a

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cordon [ˈkɔːdn] n → cordone m

cordon off vt + adv → fare cordone intorno a

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cordon

n cordon [ˈkoːdn]

a line of sentries or policemen to prevent people from entering an area They've put a cordon round the house where the bomb is planted. kordon نِطاق مِن الشُّرطَه أو الجُنود кордон kordón (policie) kæde; -kæde; afspærring die Absperrkette κλοιός cordón (policial) valveahelik کمربند حفاظتی پلیس vartioketju, poliisiketju cordon (de police) שַׁרשֶרֶת חַיָה घेरा kordon, krug kordon barisan penjagaan varðhringur cordone 非常線 비상선 kordonas kordons kepungan kordon sperring kordon cordão cordon (de poliţie) кордон kordón kordon kordon avspärrningskedja, kordong แถวของตำรวจหรือทหารที่ล้อมเพื่อป้องกัน kordon 警戒線 кордон سپاهيوں کا حلق‍ہ، گ‍ھ‍یرا hàng rào cảnh sát 警戒线

cordon off

to enclose with a cordon The police cordoned off the area where the gunman was. 'n kordon span يُطوِّق، يَضرِبُ نِطاقا заграждам uzavřít kordónem afspærre abriegeln αποκλείω acordonar ahelikuga piirama محاصره کردن؛ حلقۀ محافظتی کشیدن eristää interdire l'accès à לַחֲסוֹם בְּשַׁרשֶרֶת חַיָה घेरा okružiti (kordonom) kordonnal lezár menutup dengan barisan penjagaan afgirða isolare 非常線を張る 비상선을 치다 apsupti (kordonais) aplenkt (ar policiju u.tml.) mengepung afzetten sperre av otaczać (kordonem) fechar a interzice accesul la оцеплять uzavrieť kordónom obkoliti napraviti kordon spärra av ปิดล้อม kordon altına almak, kuşatmak 用警戒線圍住 огороджувати; оточувати حفاظتى گ‍ھ‍یرا ڈالنا cách ly hoặc bao vây cái gì bằng hàng rào cảnh sát 用警戒线围住