ALL meanings of cordon
cor·don
C c - countable noun cordon A cordon is a line or ring of police, soldiers, or vehicles preventing people from entering or leaving an area. 3
- noun cordon a chain of police, soldiers, ships, etc, stationed around an area 3
- noun cordon a ribbon worn as insignia of honour or rank 3
- noun cordon a cord or ribbon worn as an ornament or fastening 3
- noun cordon an ornamental projecting band or continuous moulding along a wall 3
- noun cordon a form of fruit tree consisting of a single stem bearing fruiting spurs, produced by cutting back all lateral branches 3
- verb cordon to put or form a cordon (around); close (off) 3
- noun cordon a line or circle of police, soldiers, forts, ships, etc. stationed around an area to guard it 3
- noun cordon a cord, ribbon, or braid worn as a decoration or badge 3
- noun cordon stringcourse 3
- verb transitive cordon to encircle or shut (off) with a cordon 3
- noun cordon a line of police, sentinels, military posts, warships, etc., enclosing or guarding an area. 1
- noun cordon a cord or braid worn for ornament or as a fastening. 1
- noun cordon a ribbon worn usually diagonally across the breast as a badge of a knightly or honorary order. 1
- noun cordon Fortification. a projecting course of stones at the base of a parapet. the coping of a scarp. 1
- noun cordon Architecture. a stringcourse, especially one having little or no projection. a cut-stone riser on a stepped ramp or the like. 1
- noun cordon a fruit tree or shrub trained to grow along a support or a series of such supports. 1
- verb with object cordon to surround or blockade with or as with a cordon (usually followed by off): The police cordoned off the street. 1
- noun cordon police line 1
- noun cordon sash, ribbon 1
- transitive verb cordon restrict access to 1
- noun cordon A line or circle of police, soldiers, or guards preventing access to or from an area or building. 1
- noun cordon (archaic) A ribbon normally worn diagonally across the chest as a decoration or insignia of rank etc. 0
- noun cordon A line of people or things placed around an area to enclose or protect it. 0
- noun cordon (cricket) The arc of fielders on the off side, behind the batsman - the slips and gully. 0
- noun cordon (botany) A woody plant, such as a fruit tree, pruned and trained to grow as a single stem on a support. 0
- verb cordon (with "off") To form a cordon around an area in order to prevent movement in or out. 0