cordon

cor·don

 (kôr′dn)

n.

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

2. A rope, line, tape, or similar border stretched around an area, usually by the police, indicating that access is restricted.

3.

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

b. 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. Often used with off: 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

(ˈkɔːdən)

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. (Textiles) a cord or ribbon worn as an ornament or fastening

4. (Architecture) architect Also called: stringcourse, belt course or table an ornamental projecting band or continuous moulding along a wall

5. (Horticulture) horticulture a form of fruit tree consisting of a single stem bearing fruiting spurs, produced by cutting back all lateral branches

vb

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

[C16: from Old French, literally: a little cord, from corde string, cord]

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cor•don

(ˈkɔr dn)

n.

1. a line of police, sentinels, military posts, warships, etc., enclosing or guarding an area.

2. a cord, braid, or ribbon worn as an ornament, fastening, or badge.

3. a stringcourse, esp. one having little or no projection, on the face of a building.

v.t.

4. to surround or blockade with or as if with a cordon (often fol. by off).

[1400–50; Middle English < Middle French, diminutive of corde]

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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.

Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

cordon

Past participle: cordoned
Gerund: cordoning

Imperative

cordon

cordon

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cordon

The pruning and training method that results in a single stemmed plant. Used for dwarf fruiting trees, tomatoes and related plants.

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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.

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Translations

نِطاق مِن الشُّرطَه أو الجُنود

kordón

=-kædeafspærringkæde

Absperrkette

κορδόνι

cordón

cordon

kordon

varîhringur

cordonetransennare

apsuptikordonas

kordons

кордоноблава

kordón

kordon

警戒线

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'écartcordon 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

(ˈkoːdn) noun

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 cordão de isolamento kordón (policie) die Absperrkette kæde; -kæde; afspærring κλοιός cordón valveahelik کمربند حفاظتی پلیس poliisiketju cordon שַׁרשֶרֶת חַיָה घेरा kordon, krug kordon barisan penjagaan varðhringur cordone 非常線 비상선 kordonas kordons kepungan kordonsperring kordon پټۍ، نښان (دعزت): ملاوستنى (كموبند) دپوليسو عسكرو كښتيو كتارچه ديو ځاى دساتنى دپاره ګمارل شوى وې: يوه تنه ايزه ميوه لرونكى ونه 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 isolar uzavřít kordónem abriegeln afspærre αποκλείωacordonar ahelikuga piirama محاصره کردن؛ حلقۀ محافظتی کشیدن sulkea poliisiketjulla 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 afzettensperre av otaczać (kordonem) محاصره 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

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