noun
- a line or circle of police, soldiers, or guards preventing access to or from an area
- a cord or ribbon worn as a badge of honor or rank
verb
- to close off an area with a line of police, soldiers, or guards
Examples
- Police established a cordon around the crime scene.
- The protesters were kept behind a security cordon.
- He wore the blue cordon of the Order of Merit.
- Officers cordoned off the building after the bomb threat.
- The area was cordoned off for the investigation.
- A tight cordon prevented anyone from entering the zone.
- They cordoned the street to allow the parade to pass.