to cordon

Examples

• All

• On election day, police cordoned off ballot stations in opposition strongholds.

  Academic text (2011)

• The Marines arrived shortly after and cordoned off the area.

  Fiction book (1999)

• First we cordon off your neighborhood.

  Harry and the Hendersons (1987)

• - Coordinate with federal authorities and cordon off the area.

  The Return of Captain Invincible (1983)

• We intend to cordon off the area and make sure the situation is contained.

  Jimmy Hollywood (1994)

• The police have cordoned off a section of the parking lot and transformed it into a command post.

  Fiction book (2002)

• It's worse downtown where police have cordoned off the train station and are searching all passengers.

  The Next Three Days (2010)

• Police have cordoned off the entire Central Heights and East Park Side areas... ...as well as Merchant and South Shoreline Boulevards in an attempt...

  The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

• A restless crowd encircles the hospital, cordoned off by police blockades, with uniformed cops forming a human wall around people.

  Fiction book (2002)

• The police decided to cordon off the scene of the accident to ensure public safety.

Synonyms

S

to seal off

vsto cordon

49 3.9

Stop people from entering or leaving an area by blocking it

is usually a temporary safety line by people or light barriers

B

to barricade

vsto cordon

34 4.8

To stop people from entering a place by putting up a barrier

is usually a controlled perimeter for safety rather than an emergency barrier

B

to block off

vsto cordon

33 3.8

Close a road, path or entrance so people cannot go through

is mainly a marked safety perimeter rather than a full closure

F

to fence

vsto cordon

31 2.4

To put a barrier around land to mark or protect it

uses temporary lines or personnel rather than permanent solid barriers

E

to enclose

vsto cordon

31 3.7

Surround something completely, often with a wall or fence

is narrower, referring to a temporary safety line or light barriers

C

to cordon off

vsto cordon

22 6.3

Stop people entering or leaving an area by using police and barriers

is the single word form that shares the exact same meaning

F

to fence in

vsto cordon

13 3.0

To surround an area with a barrier to keep others out

is more temporary and focused on immediate public safety control

W

to wall

vsto cordon

10 6.4

To surround an area with a wall to protect it

is less permanent and usually a marked line for immediate safety

B

to blockade

vsto cordon

9 6.0

To stop people and goods entering or leaving a place, often during war

is normally a controlled, temporary perimeter set up for safety reasons

F

to fence off

vsto cordon

6 3.7

Surround an area with a fence to stop people from entering

is typically temporary and formed by people or tape for safety

R

to rope off

vsto cordon

5 4.8

To keep people out of an area by putting ropes around it

is stronger and often uses people or heavier barriers for safety

B

to bar off

vsto cordon

• Informal

1 5.6

To block a place so people cannot enter, often by putting up a fence

is often lighter and formed as a line for security or safety

Phrasal Verbs

C

to cordon off

22 6.3

Stop people entering or leaving an area by using police and barriers

Compounds

C

cordon bleu

2 8.8

A chef who cooks very well and makes excellent food

C

chicken cordon bleu

1 4.8

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

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 Enclosed

lockdown

82 4.2

to seal off

49 3.9

to cordon

23 5.8

to block off

33 3.8

to mark off

4 3.4

Surface Forms

Etymology