as in barricade
a line of people or objects that are placed around or in front of a person or place to keep people away
A cordon of police kept protesters away from the building.
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Recent Examples of cordon
The service on a bitterly cold Washington day amid a more expansive security cordon than previous such events represented the pinnacle of America’s honors to Mr. Carter.
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Peter Baker, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Those living inside this security cordon will need a QR code to enter.
—Peter Rutzler, The Athletic, 16 Apr. 2024
Once inside the compound, the CIO and accompanying police faced cordons of Presidential Security Service personnel, as well as military troops seconded to presidential security, media reported.
—Eduardo Baptista, Hyunsu Yim, and Joyce Lee, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
The expectation was that in the absence of family money, Andrew would be forced to give up his mansion and move to the more modest Frogmore Cottage within the police cordon.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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Peter Baker, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Those living inside this security cordon will need a QR code to enter.
—Peter Rutzler, The Athletic, 16 Apr. 2024
Once inside the compound, the CIO and accompanying police faced cordons of Presidential Security Service personnel, as well as military troops seconded to presidential security, media reported.
—Eduardo Baptista, Hyunsu Yim, and Joyce Lee, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
The expectation was that in the absence of family money, Andrew would be forced to give up his mansion and move to the more modest Frogmore Cottage within the police cordon.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Cordon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cordon. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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