/
ˈkɔːd(ə)n/
n.
- a line or circle of police, soldiers, or guards preventing access to or from a place.
- a fruit tree trained to grow as a single stem.
- Architecture another term for string course.
v.
(
cordon something off)
prevent access to or from a place by means of a cordon.
Etymology
ME: from Ital. cordone, augmentative of corda, and Fr. cordon, dimin. of corde, both from L. chorda (see cord).
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