ALL meanings of cordon sanitaire
cor·don sa·ni·taire
C c - noun cordon sanitaire a guarded line serving to cut off an infected area 3
- noun cordon sanitaire a line of buffer states, esp when protecting a nation from infiltration or attack 3
- noun cordon sanitaire a barrier restraining free movement of people or goods, so as to keep a disease, infection, etc. from spreading from one locality into another 3
- noun cordon sanitaire a belt of countries serving to isolate another country and check its aggressiveness or lessen its influence 3
- noun plural cordon sanitaire a line around a quarantined area guarded to prevent the spread of a disease by restricting passage into or out of the area. 1
- noun plural cordon sanitaire a group of neighboring, generally neutral states forming a geographical barrier between two states having aggressive military or ideological aims against each other. 1
- noun cordon sanitaire (public health) A barrier (physical or administrative) to prevent the spread of disease. 0
- noun cordon sanitaire (by extension) Any barrier to the spread of anything deemed undesirable. 0