cordon

Examples

• All

• All he could see were mobs of security forces and throngs of people pressing against a yellow cordon.

  Fiction book (2001)

• Cordon off the area!

  Bait (2000)

• - Form a cordon around here.

  The Lodger (1944)

• The Army drew a cordon around the light and cut off further tests.

  Fiction book (2000)

• You're part of a cordon around the area.

  Fiction book (1996)

• Once all suspects are in the house, Kenyan special forces will launch a cordon and search.

  Eye in the Sky (2015)

• Agents slid past outside, putting a protective cordon around the car.

  Fiction book (2002)

• A cordon of additional agents would be poised at the perimeter of the course with binoculars.

  Fiction book (1999)

• Troops have been rushed across the Potomac River from Fort Myer and have thrown a cordon around the ship.

  The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

• The police formed a cordon around the crime scene to keep onlookers away.

Synonyms

E

encirclement

vscordon

• Specialized

2 7.5

Surrounding a place or army to cut off supplies and stop escape

uses a line of police or guards to block entry and exit

Compounds

C

chicken cordon bleu

1 4.8

A chicken dish of thin slices rolled around ham and cheese then cooked

C

cordon bleu

1 8.8

A chef who cooks very well and makes excellent food

V

veal cordon bleu

1 7.7

Thin slices of veal filled with ham and cheese, coated and fried

C

cordon bleu

• Formal

8.8

A special honor like a medal or title that shows someone has very high skill

How Secure

cordon

15 7.8

wall

∞ 1.0

fence

567 1.0

barrier

163 2.8

line

∞ 1.0

boundary

232 3.1

Surface Forms

Etymology