Definitions for cordonˈkɔr dn
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
cor•donˈkɔr dn(n.)
a line of police, sentinels, military posts, warships, etc., enclosing or guarding an area.
Category: Military
a cord, braid, or ribbon worn as an ornament, fastening, or badge.
Category: Clothing
a stringcourse, esp. one having little or no projection, on the face of a building.
Category: Architecture
(v.t.)to surround or blockade with or as if with a cordon (often fol. by off).
Category: Military
Origin of cordon:
1400–50; ME < MF, dim. of corde
Princeton's WordNet
cordon(noun)
a series of sentinels or of military posts enclosing or guarding some place or thing
cordon(noun)
cord or ribbon worn as an insignia of honor or rank
cordon(noun)
adornment consisting of an ornamental ribbon or cord
Wiktionary
cordon(Noun)
A ribbon normally worn diagonally across the chest as a decoration or insignia of rank etc.
cordon(Noun)
A line of people or things placed around an area to enclose or protect it.
cordon(Noun)
The arc of fielders on the off side, behind the batsman - the slips and gully.
cordon(Noun)
(botany) A woody plant, such as a fruit tree, pruned and trained to grow as a single stem on a support.
cordon(Verb)
To form a cordon around an area in order to prevent movement in or out.
Origin: From cordon.
Webster Dictionary
Cordon(noun)
a cord or ribbon bestowed or borne as a badge of honor; a broad ribbon, usually worn after the manner of a baldric, constituting a mark of a very high grade in an honorary order. Cf. Grand cordon
Cordon(noun)
the cord worn by a Franciscan friar
Cordon(noun)
the coping of the scarp wall, which projects beyong the face of the wall a few inches
Cordon(noun)
a line or series of sentinels, or of military posts, inclosing or guarding any place or thing
Cordon(noun)
a rich and ornamental lace or string, used to secure a mantle in some costumes of state
Translations for cordon
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
cordon(noun)
a line of sentries or policemen to prevent people from entering an area
They've put a cordon round the house where the bomb is planted.
- kordonAfrikaans
- نِطاق مِن الشُّرطَه أو الجُنودArabic
- кордонBulgarian
- cordão de isolamentoPortuguese (BR)
- kordón (policie)Czech
- die AbsperrketteGerman
- kæde; -kæde; afspærringDanish
- κλοιόςGreek
- cordón (policial)Spanish
- valveahelikEstonian
- کمربند حفاظتی پلیسFarsi
- poliisiketjuFinnish
- cordon (de police)French
- שַׁרשֶרֶת חַיָהHebrew
- घेराHindi
- kordon, krugCroatian
- kordonHungarian
- barisan penjagaanIndonesian
- varðhringurIcelandic
- cordoneItalian
- 非常線Japanese
- 비상선Korean
- kordonasLithuanian
- kordonsLatvian
- kepunganMalay
- kordonDutch
- sperringNorwegian
- kordonPolish
- کمربند حفاظتی پلیسPersian
- پټۍ، نښان (دعزت): ملاوستنى (كموبند) دپوليسو عسكرو كښتيو كتارچه ديو ځاى دساتنى دپاره ګمارل شوى وې: يوه تنه ايزه ميوه لرونكى ونهPashto
- cordãoPortuguese
- cordon (de poliţie)Romanian
- кордонRussian
- kordónSlovak
- kordonSlovenian
- kordonSerbian
- avspärrningskedja, kordongSwedish
- แถวของตำรวจหรือทหารที่ล้อมเพื่อป้องกันThai
- kordonTurkish
- 警戒線Chinese (Trad.)
- кордонUkrainian
- سپاهيوں کا حلقہ، گھیراUrdu
- hàng rào cảnh sátVietnamese
- 警戒线Chinese (Simp.)
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