Cordon (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a line of police, sentinels, military posts, warships, etc., enclosing or guarding an area.
  2. a cord or braid worn for ornament or as a fastening.
  3. a ribbon worn usually diagonally across the breast as a badge of a knightly or honorary order.
  4. Fortification.
    • a projecting course of stones at the base of a parapet.
    • the coping of a scarp.
  5. Architecture.
    • a stringcourse, especially one having little or no projection.
    • a cut-stone riser on a stepped ramp or the like.
  6. a fruit tree or shrub trained to grow along a support or a series of such supports.
verb (used with object)
  1. to surround or blockade with or as with a cordon (usually followed by off): The police cordoned off the street.
noun
  1. a chain of police, soldiers, ships, etc, stationed around an area
  2. a ribbon worn as insignia of honour or rank
  3. a cord or ribbon worn as an ornament or fastening
  4. an ornamental projecting band or continuous moulding along a wall
  5. a form of fruit tree consisting of a single stem bearing fruiting spurs, produced by cutting back all lateral branches
verb
  1. to put or form a cordon (around); close (off)
Cordon (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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