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Noun

cordon (plural cordons)

  • (archaic) A ribbon normally worn diagonally across the chest as a decoration or insignia of rank etc. [from 17th c.]
  • A line of people or things placed around an area to enclose or protect it. [from 16th c.]
  • (cricket) The arc of fielders on the off side, behind the batsman: the slips and gully. [from 20th c.]
  • (botany) A woody plant, such as a fruit tree, pruned and trained to grow as a single stem on a support. [from 19th c.]

Verb

cordon (third-person singular simple present cordons, present participle cordoning, simple past and past participle cordoned)

  • (transitive) Synonym of cordon off.
    • ✤ Strong detachments of infantry instead of gendarmes cordoned the streets leading to the Lycée.1

Etymology

From Middle English cordon, from Middle French cordon, from Old French cordon, diminutive of corde. More at cord.

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈkɔː(ɹ)dən/
  • Audio (Australian): 🔊
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)dən

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Footnotes

  1. 1899, William Harding, Dreyfus: the Prisoner of Devil’s Island, page 121: ↩

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