cordon Definition

cordon
noun

1. A line of police or soldiers, or a system of road blocks, encircling an area so as to prevent or control passage into or out of it.

Thesaurus: fence, barrier, chain, line, ring.
2. A ribbon bestowed as a mark of honour.
3. hortic.
A fruit tree trained to grow as a single stem.
4. A row of stones along the line of a rampart.

verb

cordoned, cordoning
1. To close off (an area) with a cordon.

Thesaurus: enclose, surround, encircle, fence, pen, hem, separate, isolate.
Form: cordon something off (often)

Etymology: 15c: from French cordon, diminutive of corde cord.