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cordon definition

cor·don (kôr′dən, kôrd′'n)

noun

  1. a line or circle of police, soldiers, forts, ships, etc. stationed around an area to guard it
  2. a cord, ribbon, or braid worn as a decoration or badge
  3. stringcourse

Etymology: OFr, dim. of corde: see cord

transitive verb

to encircle or shut (off) with a cordon

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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