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GRE
cor‧don /ˈkɔːdn $ ˈkɔːrdn/ noun [countable]
cordon verb
سرپوش دیوار، (شیمی معدنی). کمربند، قیطان، یک عده پاسبان یانظامی که درفواصل معین محلی رااحاطه کنند، خط قرنطینه، معماری: آزاره سنگی، ورزش: حبس شاه شطرنج
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Synonyms & Related Wordscordon[noun]Synonyms:- chain, barrier, line, ring
[verb]Synonyms:- cordon off: surround, close off, encircle, enclose, fence off, isolate, picket, separate
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English DictionaryI. cor‧don1 /ˈkɔːdn $ ˈkɔːrdn/
noun [countable][
Date: 1700-1800;
Origin: cordon 'strip of cloth or decorative cord' (16-21 centuries), from French, from corde; ⇒ cord]
a line of police officers, soldiers, or vehicles that is put around an area to stop people going there
cordon of
A cordon of police surrounded the building.cordon around the security cordon around the capital [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. cordon2 verbcordon something ↔ off phrasal verb to surround and protect an area with police officers, soldiers, or vehicles:
Police cordoned off the street where the murder took place. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Collocationscordon noun ADJ. tight | police, security VERB + CORDON form, throw Police officers threw a cordon around his car to protect him.
break through The crowd managed to break through the police cordon. CORDON + VERB prevent sth A police cordon prevented the marchers from entering the main square. PREP. ~ around/round There is a tight security cordon around the area. [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲